t206 cobb/cobb backs

[uniship]

since the recent lucky 7 find, how many are known out there now? Is it north of 20? thx

[Sean]

My recollection is that there are 22, but I could be wrong. And 12 of them came from just two finds.

[Baseball Rarities]

I am also aware of 22 different examples, including the one that is in the museum.

[uniship]

Is anybody familiar with the other Cobb t206 backs that might be in a similar population range or even less?

[orly57]

I get that there are rare-back collectors, but this card is so over-hyped. I can think of several early cobb postcards that are far cooler and more rare. If resale value were not a consideration, there are probably 10 other Cobb cards I prefer to own.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by orly57

I get that there are rare-back collectors, but this card is so over-hyped. I can think of several early cobb postcards that are far cooler and more rare. If resale value were not a consideration, there are probably 10 other Cobb cards I prefer to own.

Orlando, it seems like we are twin sons of different mothers when it comes to early Cobbs--Right on!

Larry

[Sean]

Originally Posted by uniship

Is anybody familiar with the other Cobb t206 backs that might be in a similar population range or even less?

The T206 Cobb red/ Broadleaf 460 has only one known copy. It belongs to Jaime B. There are other rare Cobb/ back combinations... Uzit, Lenox, etc. These cards are nowhere near as valuable as the Cobb back because all these backs exist on many other T206s besides the Cobb, whereas the Cobb back only appears on Cobb reds.

[Jobu]

Although they are not perfect, you can get some sense of the relative rarity of different backs by looking at the pop reports from PSA and SGC. PSA's T206 list is here:

http://www.psacard.com/pop/t206/

Originally Posted by uniship

Is anybody familiar with the other Cobb t206 backs that might be in a similar population range or even less?

[Stampsfan]

But aren't there different numbers of backs depending on the player? That was explained to me by another person on this forum.

For example, back 1 for player A might be rare, but back 1 for player B might be more common. ANd it affects the price, from what I am told.

Is there a place where those types of rarities are defined, and perhaps have a "book" value or estimate?