Them Coupon Thingees
Okay, so let me get this straight -- we all agree that:
1. T206s have over a dozen different backs; and
2. The T213-1 Coupons have identical fronts, including associated player and team designations, to corresponding T206 cards, and were issued within the 1909-11 time frame.
The first time I learned this, I immediately realized that there was a mis-classification here.
Let me try to end this debate --
1. Put a T213-1 Coupon Red Background Ty Cobb in a stack with the 16 other T206 Red Background Cobbs with every available back -- EPDG, Piedmont, Polar Bear, American Beauty, etc.
2. Grab a non-baseball card collecting fan from the general public.
3. Tell the person that one of the cards is not a T206, but the other 16 are.
I would bet you'll get as many or more votes for AB or PB than for your Coupon card....
There is simply no relevance to a classification based on a later series of cards issued in later years.
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