grading experts practice guess grade

jay0791

1959

Nice looking card. If it was graded recently I'd guess 5. Tilt and top to bottom centering and top and bottom left corners. If graded earlier could get 6.

JRR300

'll give this a shot. Looks like all 4 corners are soft. Centering L-R very good, T-B a little off.
Guessing that's a mark at top right corner, a few smaller marks bottom left. some marks on the jersey area as well.
Overall, I'd say in the 4-5 range. It is quite possible that some of the marks I'm seeing are imperfections from the scan, but I can only go by what I see.

Can you PM me with the actual grade?

PaulMaul

It looks like there may be a couple of spots of foxing in the bottom edge white area. I’m not sure how PSA incorporates that, but I’m going with PSA 5.

1951WheatiesPremium

PSA 5…

…and it’s a sharp card, regardless of the flip.

1951WheatiesPremium

No expert but always have fun guessing.

JRR300

@1951WheatiesPremium said:
PSA 5…

…and it’s a sharp card, regardless of the flip.

I do agree it is sharp card, good eye appeal.

DMasci

My guess is a PSA 6.....that said it is indeed a nice looking card. However, this is one of the cards that just bothers me in general. It is considered the RC for Jim Taylor yet this is not the Jim Taylor pictured. I know it's just another uncorrected error but I still hate having to put it into my HOF RC set.

jay0791

yes its the wrong Jim Taylor. It is what it is. Thank you for the replies gents. My ideas as well. PSA 5
Shame on me for buying it. Don't buy from auctions with low quality scans.

1959

Wow, If it says 8, it's an 8.

JRR300

wouldn't not have bought that card as an 8 based on the scan you sent.

1951WheatiesPremium

@jay0791 said:
yes its the wrong Jim Taylor. It is what it is. Thank you for the replies gents. My ideas as well. PSA 5
Shame on me for buying it. Don't buy from auctions with low quality scans.

Probably a reholder, right? Or perhaps the Grader of Life* got that one?

(*patent pending)

JRR300

I keep looking at this card to see if there's something that I was over critical of, and I just don't get how this card rates an 8 grade!

jay0791

Exactly. I gave it a 5

1951WheatiesPremium

@jay0791 said:
Exactly. I gave it a 5

Well, at the end of the day the consensus seems to be that it’s a really nice looking card. The centering is great, the printing is very clear and the color is quite vivid leading me to believe the surface is probably great also. Honestly, if you told me that card came out of a recently opened pack I’d believe it. The corners aren’t going to cut glass but they’re still very nice.

While there’s bound to be ‘nicer’ 8’s, someone who values centering in building a PSA 8 set will definitely want that card.