"Lucky 7" find - Cobb with Cobb back

[x2drich2000]

Not quite as rare any more. http://www.psacard.com/lucky7

[Leon]

Wow.... . I think their value might have gone up with this find. It is certainly possible. Great cards.

[Scocs]

Shut the front door!!

[jkray25]

Cool story

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[Stonepony]

Amazing..

[JoeKerr]

If i am not mistaken, that means its scarcity order should drop to number 2.

[Shoebox]

Wow! Too bad my great granddad's tobacco habit didn't leave anything except a lot of Velvet tins behind.

[Pat R]

What a great find. Would like to see larger scans of these, the centering
and registration look really nice on most of these. It's interesting how different
the colors on the uniforms are and how the D's are dark on four of them
and light on the other three,

[4815162342]

Absolutely amazing - thanks for posting this DJ. The hammer prices for these might make the BSF look like '88 Donruss.

[Joshchisox08]

God I wish!

[DerekMichael]

Oh ... My ... GOD

Does this make Brown Old Mill the truly most difficult to obtain in terms of scarcity? I know the pricing will of course go to the Cobb, but wow, wow, wow ...

[iwantitiwinit]

Does the Brown Old Mill really count its the Doyle that's the rarest right? Oh and by the way, HOLY $HIT

[Steve D]

Interesting that, according to Joe O's article, the family believes their great-grandad rolled his own cigarettes and also smoked a pipe. That corresponds with the theory that the Cobb backs were included in the Cobb tobacco tin containing raw tobacco.

Here's a scan of the front/back of the PSA 4.5 in the find:



Steve

[Steve D]

Also, before this find, the highest graded Cobb/Cobb was one PSA 3, and one SGC 40. Now, there's a PSA 3.5, along with the above PSA 4.5. PSA had graded eight total, and SGC had graded five.

Steve

[begsu1013]

found in an attic of a pekin, il federal camp, the 60 year old man who claims to have found them chose only to be referred to as #44856-424....

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by DerekMichael

Oh ... My ... GOD

Does this make Brown Old Mill the truly most difficult to obtain in terms of scarcity? I know the pricing will of course go to the Cobb, but wow, wow, wow ...

seeing as this cobb card is recognized to NOT be T206...what exactly are u referring to?

[JoeKerr]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

seeing as this cobb card is recognized to NOT be T206...what exactly are u referring to?

The card is graded as a t206 and t206resource lists it as a T206. Can you please clarify why you think it is not a T206?

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by JoeKerr

The card is graded as a t206 and t206resource lists it as a T206. Can you please clarify why you think it is not a T206?

This has been discussed in great detail over the years...the gloss coating...and the fact there is zero evidence these were issued in cigarette packs.

Not everything on the interweb is accurate!

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

seeing as this cobb card is recognized to NOT be T206...what exactly are u referring to?

That is debatable.

[ctownboy]

It would be nice to know, in a general since, where these were found. I say this because then you could compare it to the other finds to see if the Ty Cobb cards were only distributed (or test marketed) in a small general area.

David

[sbfinley]

I have always been of the belief that these never hit the commercial market and this find further strengthens that for me. The most plausible scenario I have heard is that they were created as marketing ploy when founding the brand and were distributed at a gathering (be it a banquet, board meeting, or party held to mark the release.) I believe that the fact a full 80% of the now known examples came from two single finds in Southern homes backs this scenario up. I just think that had they had any commercial release (even a short one) more copies would have surfaced by now considering his popularity and the regional connection.

[jkray25]

So your saying I should take a 35 min drive to some Reidsville antique stores? No idea it was manufactured in NC.

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[jkray25]

This is like the time your parents start arguing in front of you and your like.....

Everyone has an opinion, which have all been voiced in this thread. Just let it be. Who cares who is "right". We all love cards, that's why we're here no?

A find like this is big and rightly so, T206 or not.

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[Joshwesley]

Originally Posted by jkray25

This is like the time your parents start arguing in front of you and your like.....

Everyone has an opinion, which have all been voiced in this thread. Just let it be. Who cares who is "right". We all love cards, that's why we're here no?

A find like this is big and rightly so, T206 or not.

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Amen!
Can we just talk about the find, rarity of the cards etc...?

[Steve D]

I received the latest SMR a few days ago, and was just reading the story on the Lucky 7 find, when I noticed something about the cards. It appears there is a difference between the cards.

Specifically, four of the cards (cert #s 25470302, 25470303, 25470306, 25470307) have the normal black border around the portrait and red background. The other three cards (cert #s 25470301, 25470304, 25470305) do not have the black border. Additionally, on the four cards with the border, the olde-english D on Cobb's uniform is black, while it is gray on the three cards without the border. Interestingly, there does not seem to be any difference in the black shade of Cobb's collar; it is black on all the cards.

I wonder about the previously known Cobb/Cobb cards, and how they match up.

Steve