Is the Nodgrass considered a legit variation?

[benchod]

Well, it would appear that at least 4 people here own one

[iggyman]

No question about it.............definitely a big premium card .

Lovely day...

[drc]

The answer is: It is what is is.

Though, personally, I think it's a half s-ed card.

[iggyman]

For those that voted in favor of the nodgrass as a variation. What about the Shappe, Murr'y, and Lu.gren partial letter variations? Or is the partial letter insanity T206 meter "maxed out" at one?

Here is my lone example...

T206 Lundgren partial.jpg

Lovely day...

[drc]

It is a variation. The only question is it's collecting significance and $$ value.

Collectors sometimes pay a premium for variations that I would consider minor or even detracting defects-- ala the 1965 Topps Joe Namath 'butterfly' mark on hand. The orange background T206 Ty Cobbs are probably just printing defects, and some may value those higher than the reds. The ghost overprints are printing errors, though those aren't considered variations in the Nodgrass sense.

In short, collector sentiment is as important a factor as anything as far as the $$ goes.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by drc

In short, collector sentiment is as important a factor as anything as far as the $$ goes.

Agreed. And I do my part by refusing to pay more for a "nodgrass" than a "Snodgrass." The more T206 collectors who feel the way I do will drive the price down until it's a 1988 Topps Keith Comstock white lettering, or a 1990 Donruss reverse image Juan Gonzalez......

[danmckee]

You forgot the Dopner/Dorner which is commonly known

[danmckee]

I have owned 6 of them, I currently have 2, one is up on ebay and the one in my set I acquired back in the 1970s.

[Piratedogcardshows]

Good insight into how this card is viewed by the Collecting World all around.

[Ladder7]

As bad as it looks Iggy, it's a cremepuff compared to mine.