Are T213-1 and T215-1 even scarcer than previously thought?

[The Nasty Nati]

I realize the theory on whether t213 Coupon Type 1 and t215 Red Cross Type 1 should or should not be considered T260s is an endless debate on this board, but for the sake of this thread let's pretend that they are T206s.

According to T206 Resource, the T215-1 is ranked around 9th and the T213-1 is ranked around 11th in scarcity. I'm not saying this is exact science as population reports aren't completely accurate and PSA only recently labeled back variations on their slabs, but after looking at the population numbers I was surprised to find just how rare these "pseudo T206s" are to their counterparts.

(Note: PSA doesn't have a pop report on Blank Backs and they weren't ever distributed to the public like other backs so I left them out)


1. Ty Cobb- 16
2. Old Mill Brown- 1
3. Lenox Brown- 14
4. Broad Leaf 460 - 32
5. Drum 350- 130
6. Uzit- 125
7. Hindu Red- 160
8. Lenox Black- 196
** Red Cross Type 1- 34
9. Broad Leaf 350- 287
10. Blank Back- N/A
** Coupon Type 1- 96
11. Carolina Brights- 436
12. Piedmont 350-460 Factory 42- 150
13. American Beauty 460- 110
14. Hindu Brown-1,066
15. American Beauty No Frame- 146

Now when you rearrange the scarcity list by PSA population I discovered that t215-1 is ranked 5th not 9th and t213-1 is ranked 6th and not 11th in scarcity.

1. Old Mill Brown- 1
2. Lenox Brown- 14
3. Ty Cobb- 16
4. Broad Leaf 460- 32
5. Red Cross Type 1- 34
6. Coupon Type 1- 96
7. American Beauty 460- 110
8. Uzit- 125
9. Drum 350- 130
10. American Beauty No Frame- 146
11. Piedmont 350-460 Factory 42- 150
12. Hindu Red- 160
13. Lenox Black- 196
14. Broad Leaf 350- 287
15. Carolina Brights- 436
16. Hindu Brown-1,066

Again I know this isn't the most ideal way to determine back scarcity as the registry isn't always accurate not to mention that I didn't take into account SGC's registry, but it does show that T215-1 and T213-1 are much rarer than was previously thought in my opinion.

What do you guys think, how would you rank T215-1 and T213-1 in scarcity?