Sovereign 460

[ethicsprof]

in my opinion, the Sov 460 should be placed under the Carolina Brights and
Brown Hindu in terms of scarcity.
i must say that i have quite a few more hindus than CBs and Sov 460 but only because i sought the SLers with hindu backs.

best,
barry

[cfc1909]

I have been working on a backs list in scarcity order-I will post it in the near future. Most collectors go by a list that was posted on the internet around 2000-which is actually pretty close.

Keep in mind it is just a personal opinion after collecting these for years. If 20 different collectors made a list you would have 20 different rankings but they would be pretty close.

[tedzan]

Having put together a complete T206 SOVEREIGN set and having tracked these cards for many years, I can tell
you from my experience that there are 2 levels of scarcity with the SOVEREIGN 460 series cards. There are 52
subjects printed with the SOVEREIGN 460 back. The first level of scarcity includes 46 cards from the 460-only
series. These 46 cards are somewhat tougher than the other 355 cards in the SOVEREIGN set. (If anyone is in-
terested, I will list these 46 in a following post.)

The 2nd level of scarcity of SOVEREIGN 460 cards are the SIX super-prints shown here. These 6 cards are much
more scarce than the above mentioned 46 cards. For example, only 4 Red Cobb cards with SOVEREIGN 460 backs
have been confirmed. This is very telling, as the Red Cobb, with its 24 different T-brand backs, is the most avail-
able T206. In fact it was Double Printed.


The six super-prints



TED Z

[Chicago206]

I wonder if the Sov 460 backs will be the next "hot back" to emerge. Although I have only been collecting for less than 2 months, from my understanding, rare back collecting just recently has experienced a phenomenal collecting boom. Prices on Drums, Uzits, Lenox, BL's, CB's, and Hindus have more than doubled in price within the past 3 years. Perhaps the Sov 460 is the darkhorse and the next rare back to really take off. However, unlike the above 5 listed backs, the Sov might be a victim to its 2 sisters, the 150, and 350 series. While the other 5 are needed to complete a "basic" backs set, the Sov 460 is really only needed to complete a "backs varieties" set. This may be what is, and what will continue to keep the prices on these backs generally lower than comparable Hindus or CB's.

[teetwoohsix]

I'm just wondering where the six super print Sov.460's would rank overall on the T206 chart of scarcity?
Sincerely,Clayton

[Exhibitman]

"If anyone is interested, I will list these 46 in a following post."

Please do so.