T206 Reference / Reflections.....Tuesday Nite Trivia

Ronnie73 · #1 12-31-2021, 08:36 AM

Hi everyone!! Before I bought any T206's and was still in my learning stages of the set, I continued to revisit the idea of starting out with the Piedmont 350-460 Factory 25 subset. At the time, common PSA 4's were about $45. But the more I studied the set, the more I was turned off of that idea. Mainly because I could find the same common cards with other backs, like Polar Bear, Sovereign, and Old Mill for $50 to $60 in PSA 4 and American Beauty, EPDG, and Tolstoi for $30 to $45 in PSA 1 to PSA 3 grades. Plus, these other backs were more challenging but cost me basically the same amount of money at the time in 2010. Once realizing that, I started on my T206 collecting journey. If I was starting today, I would probably start with the Piedmont 350-460 Factory 25's because they are about the only things that are still in my purchasing price range.

I was reading the posts about the Wagners before I posted this. I saw it ending with the Heinie Wagner's as a joke but some really rare and difficult combo's were listed. I don't have a scan handy at the moment, but the Heinie Wagner - Bat on Right Shoulder with the Sweet Caporal 350-460 Factory 30 with the missing scroll overprint ("No Print"), would be my addition to that post. In 1977 when Ted said a Honus Wagner would cost around $4000-$6000, I would have been able to own only one of them, if I was focused on the set at that time. Unfortunately, I was only 4 years old in 1977 and mainly focused on rare coins. My mom told me that I started at 3 years old and would have been sooner if she got past the fear of me trying to eat the coins. But I was born being obsessed with numbers & math, and noticed at a very early age that my pennies had different numbers on them. I learned how to search and trade up very quickly, and also sell. It was normal to go to shows with $1000 on me for possible purchases. A few years later, I added a few other topics to my collecting hobby, including baseball cards. The collecting bug has been in my blood since day one of my life. Nobody knows where it came from. I had no family or friends that collected anything, except for one of my grandfathers that I didn't see much. He collected antique steam engines. Sorry, kinda went off topic. Maybe it's because another year is almost behind us. Happy New Years Eve everyone!!

tedzan · #2 12-31-2021, 06:55 PM

Happy New Year, Ron

Always great to hear from you. You make me smile. We've had some coincidences over our collecting years (e.g. Lundgren/EPDG, etc.)
And, here is another one we can add to the list.... " born being obsessed with numbers & math "....me too, guy.

Plus, our interest in putting together the PIEDMONT 350-460 Factory #25 subset. I thought I was the only "T206 nut" on this forum

Take care my friend,

TED Z

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tedzan · #3 01-02-2022, 06:59 PM

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Two more to add to the PIEDMONT 350-460 Factory #25 run of the 350/460 Series.

Five guys remain to complete this subset, and they are all HOFers. It's going to cost me....with the way prices are increasing for these T206 HOFers.

TED Z

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tedzan · #4 01-05-2022, 08:01 PM

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Well, what a surprise......while sorting thru my extra T206's, I discovered that I already had a Willis (with bat) card with a PIEDMONT 350-460 Factory #25 back.
Therefore, only four more to complete this 350/460 Series run.

Last month at the Philly Show, I acquired the Willis (throwing) from our well-known friend from Indiana. William handed over to me a stack of T206's and believe
it or not, the top card in this stack was this Willis. He was very fair with the price for it (unlike the extravagant prices currently on ebay for this same card).

TED Z

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Cmvorce · #5 01-05-2022, 08:10 PM

Congrats on the find! I aspire to someday be able to �sort through extra T206s!�

tedzan · #6 01-12-2022, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmvorce

Congrats on the find! I aspire to someday be able to �sort through extra T206s!�

Thanks for the compliment, Chris.

I'm still searching for some T206 Boston (AL) guys for you. Having Wagner, you now only need 12 players.

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150 series
Cicotte
Niles
Spencer
Stahl (no glove)
Wagner (bat on left)

350-only Series
Arellanes
Carrigan
Lord
Speaker

350/460 Series
Kleinow (Boston)
F. Smith (Chicago & Boston)
Stahl (glove)
Wagner (bat on right)

460-only series
NONE

TED Z

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tedzan · #7 01-26-2022, 04:13 PM

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Acquired Griffith and Baker with PIEDMONT 350-460 backs since I last posted this thread.
Therefore, I am only two cards shy of completing this entire 109-card run.

I still need Bender and Joss.

TED Z

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