My Completed 519/520 Graded T206 "Off Back Set" in Pictures

[FrankWakefield]

That's a significant accomplishment. Congratulations, Sir.

Have you a mini time line, as in when you started with T206, when you got to 520, and then how long to complete the _______ better backs? (I was going to type offbacks, but better backs seem better. Maybe it should be uncommon backs.)

[Northviewcats]

Amazing collection. Congratulations.

[stutor]

Wow. What a great set of cards. Well done!!! This is no easy achievement…far from it. And you have so many super toughies in the bunch. I have very much enjoyed viewing them on your Flickr page. Thank you for sharing.

[Scott L.]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

That's a significant accomplishment. Congratulations, Sir.

Have you a mini time line, as in when you started with T206, when you got to 520, and then how long to complete the _______ better backs? (I was going to type offbacks, but better backs seem better. Maybe it should be uncommon backs.)

Thanks Frank! A loose timeline is:

Started collecting early/mid 2000’s

April 2009: I got to 518 still needing Demmitt and O’Hara but called it done at that point.

October 2018: After about a decade away from T206’s I bought a Demmitt

April 2019: Purchased an O’Hara to get to 520

Jan/Feb 2020: started the “better back” project. So it took me in the neighborhood of 4 years to complete.

[Kidnapped18]

Well done! Congrats on the set. So does Cross just come in Piedmont, Sweet Cap and Tolstoi?

[Scott L.]

Originally Posted by Kidnapped18

Well done! Congrats on the set. So does Cross just come in Piedmont, Sweet Cap and Tolstoi?

Hi Tony

Thank you for the kind words and yes that is correct. Just Piedmont, SC and Tolstoi. There are other cards that come in just P/SC/Sovereign (Rossman & O’Hara NY are 2 off the top of my head) but they aren’t anywhere near as tough as Cross.

[mullinsm]

Congrats Scott! We'll keep watching for that Cross...

[Ronnie73]

Congrats Scott!! Me being a T206 back collector, I can really appreciate your accomplishment. It's likely an out of reach goal for someone just getting started, or at least would be an expensive task. Luckily a group of us, such as yourself, got an early start on many of the rare backs. I'm pretty close myself. I don't remember my exact numbers, but at one point, I made a few lists, including one with no Piedmont, Sweet Caporal, Polar Bear, Old Mill, and Sovereign. I remember being close to 400 cards. The only problem was deciding between an American Beauty, Cycle, EPDG, or Tolstoi back of the same card. Just figured I'd bring up a possible next goal for you, and see where you stand when not counting your Sovereign's or Old Mill's. Some cards you would have to use a Sovereign or Old Mill. The chase of the cards is the fun part of collecting the set. The finishing of a goal is only fun for a week or two.

[rjackson44]

Omg wow I need 340 more oh well..😳😳congrats loved the pics