"The Monster" is the name I gave T206

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

GEE....with all this negativity going on here, it's no wonder you don't post on this forum too often. So, now it's time
to have some meaningful discussion.

1st....In 30 years of collecting T206's I've looked at approx. 50,000 cards. And, you have probably looked at a Million.
Why wasn't any Joe Doyle error cards discovered before 1981 ? In my mind, this mystery defies normal probability.

My understanding is that only 6 legitimate Doyle's exist in collections. We speculate that the scarcity of this card was
due to some fast acting Quality Control at American Lithographic in catching this error in the initial 350 Series press run.
I'm curious what your thoughts are regarding this mystery ?


2nd....Arguably, the Red Cobb is the most plentiful T206 Subject (this card has been confirmed with 24 different backs).
Yet, I cannot find a Red Cobb with a SOVEREIGN 460 back. Two of these cards have been confirmed. However, I have
not seen one in many years of searching. This particular Cobb appears to be scarcer than the Ty Cobb back version ? ?

Regards,

TED Z