Thanks. Earlier I had devoured that article and the one on the PSA site from an old SMR. It appears that the M101-5s predate the 4s by mere months, and there are cards numbered differently in both sets.
It seems from those articles and available photos that cards with the same number in both sets are then totally identical on the fronts-- and the set is thus determined only by the back?
With respect to the Ruth RC, I'm just wondering if the majority of the hobby then embraces any of the M101-4 Ruth varieties as his RC the same as the M101-5-- or is this small gap in printing time enough to relegate a card like say the Ware's copy to non-RC status?
It seems that AHs prefer not to distinguish and thus dub the M101-4s also Ruth's RC. Obviously there is a profit motive there so still left wondering how collectors on the buy-side feel about an M101-5 vs 4 Ruth.
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