The Truly "Tough" cards

[drdduet]

Great stuff Ted!

In your experience, would you say that all the superprint T206's with the Sovereign 460 backs are TOUGHIES?

[Jacklitsch]

Thanks.

Guess I've been told.

[tedzan]

Interesting that you should ask........

"In your experience, would you say that all the superprint T206's with the Sovereign 460 backs are TOUGHIES ?"

Because my experience has been that both Chase's and Matty are more often seen than Chance and Evers. And,
Cobb is seldom seen. I've compared this with other veteran T206 collectors and our experiences are very similar.

If you're interested, I'll search for my numbers and post them on these 6 super-prints with SOVEREIGN 460 backs.

Best regards,

TED Z

[E93]

Ted,
It is my understanding that there were six know Cobb/Cobb backs when Rob Lifson brought five more to the hobby in 1997, bringing the total to 11. Since then I know of one other that was found - thus, 12. Perhaps the Senator Russel example was not previously counted (though I am not sure about that) and that would make 13. Are you aware of an additional example?
JimB

[D. Broughman]

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[onlychild]

Ted, that particular Doyle card should give every collector a reason to always buy the card and not the grade.

It's also a reason why every collector who is serious and collects high-end cards should learn how to meticulously inspect and authenticate on their own before making a significant purchase.

Really was an amazing catch by Lifson.
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Kevin Saucier

[tedzan]

Until recently, Russell's Cobb was not even known by many. Check me on this, the original find of these Cobb's
from the Atlanta area were six. Subsequently, the same source produced another six. That accounts for 12.

Adding Russell's gives us 13. And, I thought a 14th card (in very poor condition) surfaced. Anyhow, my memory
on this last one is sort of fuzzy. So, perhaps there are only 13 red Cobb's with Ty Cobb backs.

Best regards,

TED Z

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by onlychild

Ted, that particular Doyle card should give every collector a reason to always buy the card and not the grade.

It's also a reason why every collector who is serious and collects high-end cards should learn how to meticulously inspect and authenticate on their own before making a significant purchase.

Really was an amazing catch by Lifson.
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Kevin Saucier

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Kevin are you saying that the above Doyle is a fake?
If so ... you're right.

Hopefully it's not included as one of Ted's guesstimates.