T206 and the beautiful Polar Bear backs

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by RaidonCollects

I'm baffled by this too, IMO Polar Bear backs are the most attractive affordable back. Polar Bear's were put in with scrap tobacco, making slightly tougher than some backs, yet the price is still low.

Just looking at the PSA population report, only roughly 5000 Polar Bears have been graded by them (less than Old Mill's ), compared to the 50,000+ Piedmonts.

It'd be great if a PB expert could tell us some more about the undervaluation of Polar Bear.

Owen

This is a completely random thought, but I'd guess that fewer PBs are graded because people simply aren't sending them in due to the typical stains they have.

[Enfuego]

Beautiful PB's Men!

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Cozumeleno

This is a completely random thought, but I'd guess that fewer PBs are graded because people simply aren't sending them in due to the typical stains they have.

The other thought is that Polar Bear has a smaller checklist of 250
Piedmont has aprox 475 across the three Piedmont backs and Old Mill (non SL) has 372