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Rhett YeakleyReaddressing the Wagner/Cobb thing for a second. I seems that today that when Cobb and Wagner are included in the same set, they routinely sell for roughly the same amount of money, with Cobb maybe having the slight edge, but it is slight.
When I first began collecting in the mid 1980's there was no doubt who was king, Cobb sold for more every time (except the t206, obviously).
I found a copy of the 1981 The Sport Americana Baseball Price Guide a while back at a yard sale and I only bought it was because it was a great wrapper reference with tons of early wrappers in full color. But I can't help but look at the prices inside. 1919 Black Sox players like Cicotte, Weaver, Felsch, etc. listing as commons, Wagner cards listing for 1/2 those of Cobb and at roughly the same level as Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson. Joe Jackson listing for even less than them.
It is only recently that Wagner card's not in the t206 set have attained the status within the hobby that they currently hold.
-Rhett