Interesting question.
I don't know if there is a single correct answer actually.
I have a very pristine Hoppe Pro, very original. It looks like the original tip in fact and seems like a Blue Diamond I think.
But I don't know that we can say for sure that tip and ferrule changes coincide perfectly with the decal changes, know what I mean?
So....maybe somebody knows a good answer...I will be curious to see.
Do you really want even the tip to be "original"? I was thinking to change my original just because I might like to make it a little more playable for the once in a while that it gets used.
But then, some people want redline tires on their old muscle cars even if the tires are crap......
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