E92 question

[Ladder7]

Monster guys mix backs, generally

[Phillies*phan]

I don't think i asked the ? right. Does each back have it's own set or where the companies in it together like t206.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Phillies*phan

I don't think i asked the ? right. Does each back have it's own set or where the companies in it together like t206.

Each company had it's own set but, as Steve said, most old time collectors collect E92 by fronts only. Most newer collectors, myself included, collect the backs as (different) subsets of E92. Last time I went over to see my friend John Esch's collection he had all of his E92 in a binder together, with no recollection of the back types. He's more of an old school collector (and one of my favorite guys in the hobby). Good question....

[Phillies*phan]

Thanks Leon. Is one back more valuable than another

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Phillies*phan

Thanks Leon. Is one back more valuable than another

Dockman's seen to be fairly common compared to the others and no premium is associated. The St.Louis Nadja's had a huge find many years ago and those are not too expensive and are common. The other Nadja's are tougher, and will command some premium many times, while the Crofts Candy (blue and red) and Croft's Cocoa seem to have premiums associated with them. The red backed Candy cards are the toughest and have the largest premium. Hope this helps..

[HRBAKER]

Also I believe that the "set" size varies by back type. Going from memory here I believe that the Croft's & Allen/Croft's Candy have 40 players, Dockman maybe 50 and Nadja more than that.

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Also I believe that the "set" size varies by back type. Going from memory here I believe that the Croft's & Allen/Croft's Candy have 40 players, Dockman maybe 50 and Nadja more than that.

I was just about to type the same thing. I believe the Nadja are the priciest as I started a similar thread months ago thinking about starting the set...then reminded myself that CJs arent cheap and I needed to stay focused. The Matty image is one of my absolute favorite of all-time...

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Also I believe that the "set" size varies by back type. Going from memory here I believe that the Croft's & Allen/Croft's Candy have 40 players, Dockman maybe 50 and Nadja more than that.

The Dockman set is smallest at 40 cards - I'm working on completing a Dockman set presently in around VG to VG-EX condition. I treat the different backs as different sets.

As mentioned by others the Dockman set has no Cobb or Evers. It also has no Eddie Collins, no Bender striped hat, no Bresnahan and no Bobby Wallace (these are just the HOF players).

There is a very good comparison of the E92 sets on Peter Calderon's website, here:

http://www.caramel-cards.com/e92.html

Cheers,
Blair

[x2drich2000]

Hey Doug,

Personally, I would consider each a separate set but would not discount anyone from saying they have a complete set with a mixture of backs.

Recently I've been looking into the practicality of doing a Nadja set. What I've found is that there are a few cards that are extremely difficult with likely only a handful of examples. In addition, there are a few cards that have not even been confirmed. Therefore, the Nadja set may not be 62 cards, but does have the St. Louis players not found with the other backs. I can't speak for the others backs.

Dj

[HRBAKER]

Again from memory, pretty sure Cobb is in all of the sets but Dockman. Are there other HOFers that are in some but not all f the E92 designated sets?

[Mikehealer]

No Evers in Dockman either, but is in the others. The Nadja is extremely difficult.

[Rob D.]

Lajoie is found with all of the brands.

[Mikehealer]

Very nice Rob.