The card's obverse features a portrait of Cobb surrounded surrounded by a white border. The more common version has the portrait on a red background[3] although there is a more rare green background version.[4] Different versions of the card have advertisements for different tobacco brands.[5] The reverse of cards which advertise Cobb's own brand has green print lettering which reads: ""TY COBB — KING OF THE SMOKING TOBACCO WORLD."[6]
Notable examples
Lucky 7
In 2016, a cache of 7 T206 Ty Cobb baseball cards were discovered in a paper bag when a family was cleaning out their deceased great-grandfather's home.[7] These cards were nicknamed the "Lucky 7"[2] and brought the total number of known T206 Ty Cobb's in existence to 22.[6] The cards were authenticated and initially valued at around $1 million.[8] They later sold for $3 million in 2016.[3]
Weisenberg cards
In August 2022, Jeff Weisenberg purchased a collection of 1,000 T206 cards which included 16 Ty Cobbs. Among these were the only known examples of Cobbs with an ad for Carolina Brights cigarettes on the back.[9]
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