How important is centering to you? Green Cobb choice

[DeanH3]

I would take B. Centering trumps corners for me.

[3-2-count]

"A" for me. As others have stated top to bottom centering doesn't bother me as much as side to side does. Here is the green Cobbie I finally decided on for my collection. I'm very happy with it.........

[t206hound]

The current Goodwin auction has two Matty Portraits: a PSA 5 that is well centered and an SGC 70 (5.5) that is off-center.

With roughly two weeks to go, the PSA 5 is at $1129 while the SGC 70 is at $368. We'll have to wait until the end to know for sure...

(images from the goodwin site)

[ullmandds]

One of a few T206's I still have...I've always loved the greenie.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by 3-2-count

"A" for me. As others have stated top to bottom centering doesn't bother me as much as side to side does. Here is the green Cobbie I finally decided on for my collection. I'm very happy with it.........

Tony, your example just shows how much this is a matter of personal preference. I personally don't like T206's with large top borders and short bottoms; however, the green Cobb that I chose for my collection is almost an exact duplicate of the one Ted posted, and I never was concerned about the short top.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Tony, your example just shows how much this is a matter of personal preference. I personally don't like T206's with large top borders and short bottoms; however,
the green Cobb that I chose for my collection is almost an exact duplicate of the one Ted posted, and I never was concerned about the short top.

I had this green Cobb in my 2nd set of T206's (hybrid back set). In 2005, when broke up this set in order to start on my adventure of an all - PIEDMONT set, I searched
for a better centered PIEDMONT 150 green Cobb. That's about the time that I observed that a fair majority of these PIEDMONT 150 Cobb's were O/C to the top border.
Sure, I came across a few that were centered; however, not as sharp looking as the Cobb I have.

Furthermore, I bought this Cobb years ago. I paid only $200 for it. "It don't come easy" (Ringo Starr, circa 1971) anymore to acquire a green Cobb at a price that low



TED Z