Attention T206 experts - I need help

[hcv123]

I mostly collect postwar, but have an 11 year old who I have gotten excited about collecting and he wants to collect "older cards (1900's-1930's). I want to put together a T206 Pirates team set with him. Budget matters. I want cards with nice eye appeal and here's the part where I need your help:

I want to end up with one of each front and if possible all different backs. So what front back combinations would be easiest on the bank account to put together?

I sent a PM to Ted who is graciously working on the question - but figured I might find some help here.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Howard

[nat]

Hmmm... there might be a problem with a T206 Pirates set...

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by nat

Hmmm... there might be a problem with a T206 Pirates set...

I don't know why, there's like 20 on ebay right now. Apparently they're not so scarce after all...

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I don't know why, there's like 20 on ebay right now. Apparently they're not so scarce after all...

A guy named Johannes.

[Sean]

I would start with Wagner with a Sweet Caporal back. The Piedmont version will be too expensive.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Sean

I would start with Wagner with a Sweet Caporal back. The Piedmont version will be too expensive.

Only cost about 400k in an authentic holder.

[that T206 Guy]

Originally Posted by hcv123

I mostly collect postwar, but have an 11 year old who I have gotten excited about collecting and he wants to collect "older cards (1900's-1930's). I want to put together a T206 Pirates team set with him. Budget matters. I want cards with nice eye appeal and here's the part where I need your help:

I want to end up with one of each front and if possible all different backs. So what front back combinations would be easiest on the bank account to put together?

I sent a PM to Ted who is graciously working on the question - but figured I might find some help here.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Howard

1. Old Mill brown
2. Lenox brown
3. Broad Leaf 460
4. Drum
5. Uzit
6. Hindu red
7. Lenox black
8. Broad Leaf 350
9. American Beauty 460
10. Blank -might want to take this one off the list all together
11. Carolina Brights
12. Hindu brown
13. American Beauty 350 no frame
14. Sovereign 460
15. Cycle 460
16. Piedmont 350-460 factory 42
17. Tolstoi
18. Sweet Caporal 350-460 factory 25
19. EPDG
20. American Beauty 350 frame
21. Sovereign 350 apple green -350-460 series cards only (66 cards)
22. Sweet Caporal 350-460 factory 42
23. Cycle 350
24. Old Mill south
25. Sovereign 150
26. Sweet Caporal 150 factory 649 overprint
27. Sweet Caporal 350-460 factory 42 scroll
28. Old Mill
29. Polar Bear
30. Sovereign 350 series forest green
31. Sweet Caporal 150 factory 25
32. Sweet Caporal 350-460 factory 30
33. Sweet Caporal 150 factory 30
34. Piedmont 150 factory 25
35. Piedmont 350-460 factory 25
36. Sweet Caporal 350 factory 25
37. Sweet Caporal 350 factory 30
38. Piedmont 350 factory 25

#1 is the Rarest.
#38 Most Common.

If you are going by just Advertiser and not Factory

Piedmont and Sweet Caporal are the Most Common Backs (Those 2 Alone are a HUGE Chunk of all the T206 Backs - Around 80 Percent).

Then Polar Bear.

Then Sovereign and Old Mill.

They can get very very expensive after that.

[that T206 Guy]

From some Data Collected from eBay and Other Auction Sales over the Years.

BACK NUMBER PERCENTAGE
Ty Cobb 6 0.01
Uzit 98 0.11
Drum 108 0.12
Lenox 159 0.18
Broad Leaf 216 0.24
Carolina Brights 224 0.25
Hindu 404 0.45
Cycle 955 1.06
American Beauty 966 1.07
Tolstoi 1,117 1.24
El Principe De Gales 1,288 1.43
Sovereign 3,557 3.94
Polar Bear 4,262 4.72
Old Mill 4,802 5.32
Sweet Caporal 24,080 26.66
Piedmont 48,072 53.23

90,314 Total Cards

That is Hard to Read I Apoligize.

I tried to Edit that off Excel but it still came out bad once I hit Post.