Opinions welcomed and requested on the number of t206 Cobbs in existence.

[tedzan]

Here is an excerpt from the Red Cobb survey thread. Back in April, I was asked a similar question. This was
my best estimate....which I based on a combination of T206 surveys totaling 40,00 cards....and, consisting
of 196 Red Cobb's. Therefore, I derived from this a factor of 200:1

Excerpt......
" Furthermore, Scot Reader, in his book "Inside T206", has a chapter on the "survivability" of the T206 cards.
If I recall correctly, he estimates approx. 1 to 2 Million cards. I think Scot's estimate is a good one.
So, if we divide 1 Million T206's by 200, it yields 5,000 red Cobb's. This number might sound high; and, I am
sure I'll be challenged on this population #.....but, that's my best guess. "


Scot....it's very interesting that 2 independent minds came up with approx. the same number of Red Cobb's ?

And therefore, given these 2 coinciding estimates, I think you're right on track with your following population
numbers of the other three Cobb's.



TED Z