T205 Question/Theory

[HRBAKER]

Alright, much more of this type of banter and I am going to suggest that T205s have their own BST page. Carry on.

All in good fun.

[Wite3]

Andrew,
As you know, I have done extensive research on t205 backs over the years. I can answer your Matty question...

The simple answer is that no Broadleaf Matty will exist. You have to compare colors on the American Beauty backs to determine if certain cards exist. Matty does come with AB Green but not Broadleaf. AB green backs are never found with Broadleaf backs.

You research while starting out good...is not quite accurate.

There are many P42 backs that do not come with Broadleaf or American Beauty (Barger as an example).

I have a large spreadsheet of backs and rarity samplings and scans etc. I do not really share it anymore because the last time I shared my research, it was published under another collectors name and I was given no credit whatsoever. BTW, my data contains over 15,000 unique cards that I have either seen scans of or in person. I rarely add anything that I have not seen myself. I have a few collectors who send me information when they come across it. To be honest, the last two pieces of data I added this summer were two new Drum backs that I finally got a scan of. Nothing earth shattering but still interesting. BTW, most people still feel that Drum is the rarest back in T205 but I can no confirm that there seem to be more Drum backs floating around now that Hindu because of the St. Louis find and a find in the Southeast in the last few years.

I can tell you that certain backs do seem to follow a pattern but there are some odd overlaps because there were printing changes that happened in the middle of runs where some cards were removed and some added (like Joss, Breshnahan open, and Hoblitzels).

I enjoy your threads about the t205s and keep up the research. If you want to compile information one day and want to write an article together, I would be happy to help you.

Joshua