HOFs
Patrick, I agree with your theory. One evidence is the Pop reports of SGC and PSA. Although Pop reports cannot be relied on to be perfect, they often show the HOFers with double the population of common players. This is true of many prewar sets. Collectors are more likely to invest in slabbing HOFers, but the number of higher-grade HOFers is often twice as many as commons. I would expect that higher-grade commons that are valuable cards worth over $200 should have higher populations similar to HOFers.
It is possible that certain popular players were double-printed, even in old tobacco and candy sets. Despite being handled more, the HOFers are easier to find in high-grade than many of the 'commons'.
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