T206 backs in scarcity order

[cfc1909]

Seems the list has questions about Cobb back and Piedmont 42.

Cobb I have never owned so I checked into it the best I could with a few collectors who do own an example and have come to the conclusion it belongs at the top of the list with 14 or 15 examples known. We were close to that amout of brown Old Mills known.

Piedmont 42 was very easy for me. I won a Cy Young off ebay soon after I became an ebay member. I also BINed a Hindu red of Magee but it took a few years of chasing the tough backs before I landed a Drum or Uzit. I guess it is each collectors expirience.

I guess I do agree P42 doesn't get its due at times but I do feel it is easier to get than Carolina Brights and American Beauty and that is because you can still pick them off ebay along with regular Piedmont backs. There was a small group of tobacco cards at this last Philly show and the guy didn't realize he had a P42 in the group.

keep in mind this list is just to obtain one example of each back

1. Ty Cobb
2. Old Mill brown
3. Lenox brown
4. Broad Leaf 460
5. Uzit
6. Drum
7. Hindu red
8. Lenox black
9. Broad Leaf 350
10. Blank -might want to take this one off the list all together
11. Carolina Brights
12. American Beauty 460
13. Hindu brown
14. American Beauty 350 no frame
15. Sovereign 460-(the six super prints are very difficult with this back)
16. Cycle 460
17. Piedmont 350-460 factory 42
18. Tolstoi
19. Sweet Caporal 350-460 factory 25
20. EPDG
21. American Beauty 350 frame
22. Sovereign 350 apple green -350-460 series cards only (66 cards)
23. Sweet Caporal 350-460 factory 42
24. Cycle 350
25. Old Mill south
26. Sovereign 150
27. Sweet Caporal 150 factory 649 overprint
28. Sweet Caporal 350-460 factory 42 scroll
29. Old Mill
30. Polar Bear
31. Sovereign 350 series forest green
32. Sweet Caporal 150 factory 25
33. Sweet Caporal 350-460 factory 30
34. Sweet Caporal 150 factory 30
35. Piedmont 150 factory 25
36. Piedmont 350-460 factory 25
37. Sweet Caporal 350 factory 25
38. Sweet Caporal 350 factory 30
39. Piedmont 350 factory 25

I am sure every one will not agree to this list but it is more accurate than what was being used and is a very good list for collectors to use. If you started now I feel your collecting expirience would be very close to this.

[E93]

Jim,
Thanks for the updated list and your thoughtful considerations.
JimB

[tedzan]

In my current American Beauty 460 (AB 460) thread, I describe certain "rules of thumb" for determining which T206's are found
with AB 460 backs, BROAD LEAF 460 backs, Red HINDU backs, and UZIT backs. However, these rules only apply to the cards in
the 350/460 series.


TED Z

[ethicsprof]

Jim R,
a job well done.
we are very indebted to you for the efforts.
the obsolete and tainted t206 museum ranking which i still owned was shredded yesterday in celebration.
best,
barry

[sreader3]

Jim,

I think you have hit the nail on the head with Piedmont 42. It is easier to acquire than certain backs that are more plentiful because 1) buyers and sellers sometimes do not distinguish it from Piedmont 460/25 and 2) it is a mere factory variation, not a brand variation.

So, in a list of "scarcity" I think it ranks with Carolina Brights, but in a list of "acquisition difficulty" I agree with you that it ranks lower.

Scot