E94 Colors

[wayne97]

Having collected e94s over many years, I agree with Steve about about gold color cards as a Bit tougher then other colors. The orange color cards have been speculated on origin for years, any other theories out there, would love to here. As stated above, all cards with all colors have been found, obviously not all player combos in Orange. As e94 collectors know and Tbob will attest to, some player combos are nearly imposssible to find. It’s a great set to chase and as e94 collection matures, one starts to chase the m131 Series set, really a sub set of the e94.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by wayne97

Having collected e94s over many years, I agree with Steve about about gold color cards as a Bit tougher then other colors. The orange color cards have been speculated on origin for years, any other theories out there, would love to here. As stated above, all cards with all colors have been found, obviously not all player combos in Orange. As e94 collectors know and Tbob will attest to, some player combos are nearly imposssible to find. It’s a great set to chase and as e94 collection matures, one starts to chase the m131 Series set, really a sub set of the e94.

If its not too much trouble, can you give a few examples of some of the tougher player/color combos to find?
Thank you,
Phil

[soxinseven]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

If its not too much trouble, can you give a few examples of some of the tougher player/color combos to find?
Thank you,
Phil

I can probably answer that for you. A lot experienced collectors have spent years charting colors to try and put together player runs etc. I asked the same question years ago and was met with silence. There are a ton of images on the internet and completed sales on vcp, that’s where I started gathering info. Good luck in the quest!

[gabrinus]

Steven, I had a purple Murray that a friend/board member needed to complete his color run as well...after a few years of him looking I realized I had it and sold it to him...outing myself as an idiot I guess...Jerry

[soxinseven]

Originally Posted by gabrinus

Steven, I had a purple Murray that a friend/board member needed to complete his color run as well...after a few years of him looking I realized I had it and sold it to him...outing myself as an idiot I guess...Jerry

Hi Jerry,
I remember when your Murray became available. It was only the second one known at that time. Another board member had the other. A high grade example later became available on EBay. Before Pete C acquired one for his purple set no one had seen one.
Steve

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by soxinseven

Hi Jerry,
I remember when your Murray became available. It was only the second one known at that time. Another board member had the other. A high grade example later became available on EBay. Before Pete C acquired one for his purple set no one had seen one.
Steve

purple

[soxinseven]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

purple

And there it is!

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by soxinseven

I can probably answer that for you. A lot experienced collectors have spent years charting colors to try and put together player runs etc. I asked the same question years ago and was met with silence. There are a ton of images on the internet and completed sales on vcp, that’s where I started gathering info. Good luck in the quest!

Unfortunate you were met with silence, I guess some collectors are just like that. One of the things I'm impressed with about this forums culture, that Leon and many longtime collectors here have fostered, is the generosity and willingness to share information, some of which has been years in the making. Just take a look at the seminal work Ted Zanidakis has done with the T206 reference directory.

It's refreshing to see, whether a member here is new to the hobby, new to collecting pre-war, or collecting a specific set, the sort of welcoming attitude that doesn't exist in a lot of places.

Thanks for the well wishes,

Phil Lewis

[petecld]

As a long time E94 fan I too have noticed certain player/color combinations seem tougher but I don't think I can say one color overall is harder than others except for orange which any E94 collector will realize is obviously rare. Each collector's experience will be different.

I always wondered if they stopped printing Orange to print more with Blue backgrounds to have cards for the M131 promotion.

[gabrinus]

Here is the list of colors I have for my E94 set...I am not interested in selling any...this is merely for comparison...Jerry

Lake-Gold
Bates-Red
Devore-Red
Davis-Red
bescher-Olive
Kleinow-Gold
Dougherty-Green
Jennings-Olive
Turner-Green
Lajoie-Blue
Devlin-Olive
Lord-Red
Evers-Blue
McGraw-Gold
Wagner-Purple(sold)
Cobb-Gold
Murray-Purple(sold)
Speaker-Red
Grant-Blue
Lobert-Green
Moore-Blue
Leach-Purple
Kleinow-Blue(Blomes)
Austin-Green
Cicotte-Purple
Doolan-Green
Byrne-Blue
Speaker-Green(Blomes)
Magie-Olive(Blomes)
Chance-Green
Wagner-Olive(Blomes)
Young-Gold
Crawford-Olive
Murray-Olive

[Leon]

Hey Wayne
Nice info. I know you have collected these a longtime. I have always liked the purple....

Originally Posted by wayne97

Having collected e94s over many years, I agree with Steve about about gold color cards as a Bit tougher then other colors. The orange color cards have been speculated on origin for years, any other theories out there, would love to here. As stated above, all cards with all colors have been found, obviously not all player combos in Orange. As e94 collectors know and Tbob will attest to, some player combos are nearly imposssible to find. It’s a great set to chase and as e94 collection matures, one starts to chase the m131 Series set, really a sub set of the e94.