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robert aI know some of you will disagree, but I think there's something strange about comparing individual front/back combinations to the cobb/cobb back.
As everyone knows, the cobb/cobb back is so sought after that every known copy has been brought to the forefront of the hobby.
I'm sure if the sovereign 460 version was under the same microscope we'd see a LOT more of them. I don't think it matters how many are graded.
Most of the heavy back collectors that I communicate with don't grade their T206 cards.
The Cobb back is only found on a dozen or so cards altogether. It diminishes the true scarcity of those cards to compare them to one back that is found with several fronts.
I agree that it is fun to compare the different backs, but T206 has silently confused many with the different series on some of the backs.
Remember the thread a few years ago on SWEET CAP 350-460 SERIES 25? They're really tough and I'd love to see how many Red Cobb people have with that back.
But, nobody really cares about that back. It's not a different color or design.
Rob