N284 Buchner Gold Coin Checklist Add?

[buchner]

These cards use the same pose as the "spats" players in the set, as follows:
Welch is Keefe's pose
Clark is Kelly's pose
Phillips is Anson's pose
This is far out, but maybe someone from New York and some how connected with Buchner was not happy that star pitcher Welch was left out of the set and disappointed that there were only 3 Brooklyn players were in the set; and no I don't believe in Bigfoot.
Anyway, very interesting cards

[bigfanNY]

First I did not know the cards were offered in an auction and I did not bid on them. Second As Buchner said they do not appear to have a direct relationship to Gold coins. I dont believe in bigfoot either but do agree that a New York based firm might have used these in some sort of ad or perhaps were pictures in a periodical or booklet. And given that all the players they used were not in the Buchner set might have given them the license to produce them. Again all guesses.
The Smiling Mickey would have significant value if it were a gold coin but again it dose not look to have a direct connection to the set.
Can you post a high res scan of the Welch and the card from the OP?

[bigfanNY]

One last question are the 4 cards that are not Gold ch coins all the same size?

[RCMcKenzie]

Jonathan, I believe your motives have always been pure. When you pointed out that the Toole did not fit the set, I took a 2nd look and pointed to the McClellan, which I now believe to be not part of the N284 set. I think the OP is still waiting on the cards and plans to show them to JayM. At least it didn't end like the movie "Shane". Rob (The Toole still is an unknown pose.)

[bigfanNY]

I will wait until the high res scans are posted to point out that these 4 cards have as many differences as similarities to the poses of the Gold coins. But anyone can bring up the Keefe and the Welch side by side and see that the Welch lacks the detail of the Keefe.
Since the Auction house stated that the group came from the same book are there any pictures of this group from the original album showing then still attached.

[RCMcKenzie]

I've learned a lot from this thread, one of my biggest takeaways is.. when it says "This set is not popular with collectors." in the SCD, they ain't joking. This thread will race a locked tpg discussion thread to page 2. I think I'm the only semi-pro to chime in about any of it. Can you imagine if someone discovered a handful of blank-backed t207's with new subjects? People don't even collect T207's and people would sign up on here to chime in. Rob

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

I've learned a lot from this thread, one of my biggest takeaways is.. when it says "This set is not popular with collectors." in the SCD, they ain't joking. This thread will race a locked tpg discussion thread to page 2. I think I'm the only semi-pro to chime in about any of it. Can you imagine if someone discovered a handful of blank-backed t207's with new subjects? People don't even collect T207's and people would sign up on here to chime in. Rob

Yeah, it's definitely not for everyone, Rob. I enjoy any 19th century lithographic stuff of major leaguers so I'm a big fan of it. As you suggest, there would be more interest if this was T205 or T206. Think back to the T206 proofs that were known not to have been issued. I wouldn't call these proofs and think they are poster or advertising cuts like any number of the blank backs out there. But even in that case, there would be a ton of interest if they were from a more popular issue.