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Looks like somebody forgot to sharpen the axe at the OPC factory back in '78
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I know that OPC's are known for their rough edges, but good grief!
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It's beautiful!
CDsNuts, 1/9/15
Wow, I figured one like that would not get a psa9. I do like it though
For those unfamiliar with OPC and how PSA treats rough cuts, there are many, many rough cut PSA 9s and 10s. As an OPC collector, I prefer rough cuts since it ensures that the card has not been altered, plus I really like the look and feel of this factory "imperfection." Until recently, trading cards were manufactured cheaply and likewise were sold very cheaply, mainly to children. As a very young kid during the '70s, I had the option of buying candy or a pack of trading cards when I went to the corner store with some change in my pocket. Sometimes I went for the candy and other times I went for the cards. The point is that they were cheap items affordable to kids and quality control wasn't a priority (there were many badly miscut, off center, out of focus, and print defect cards in the Topps packs I bought as a kid). OPC produced many more rough cuts than Topps over the years due to the differences in their production processes, but for many who enjoy collecting OPC over Topps rough cuts is one of the reasons. The relative scarcity of OPC versus Topps is the primary reason why I prefer the challenge of collecting high grade OPC cards over Topps cards despite having grown up in the U.S. and having collected Topps cards exclusively as a kid. To each his own, but personally I am very glad that PSA does not downgrade rough cut cards.
Now I understand,,,,,,,,,, where they got the idea for Chia-Pets.
Exactly how that card should look
That card's edges are freaking gorgeous! Oh man, I find that rough cut super appealing!
True OPC collectors appreciate the inherent beauty of the rough cut!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
There is interesting history of OPC rough cuts in the 1968-1973 hockey sets.
The 1973 dark backs have the rough cuts. Believed to be printed and cut in Canada with that rough OPC blade.
1973 hockey light backs have the USA sharp blade cut. None have the dull blade cut.
1969 and 70 opc high series hockey have many well centered sharp blade cuts that came from vending. Presumably USA factory cut. Others are way off centered with rough cuts. The Howe #193 with number has the rough cut, believed to come from wax packs only in Canada. The Howe #193 w/o number are all sharp blade cut from vending.
Many believe that many of those OPC hockey cards from vending during those years were printed in the states. Some don’t.
There’s more evidence and questions about what really happened, but I don’t feel like getting too into it.
I love the OPC rough cut, but a 1985 PSA 9 Mario Lemieux rookie or a 1968 OPC Bobby Orr in PSA 8 is fine with or without determining what kind of cut it has.
I’d be more concerned with the horizontal cut or miscut issue than the borders.
The OPC factory cuts like this one here is more of an eye sore to me.
Perhaps too much Molson being consumed during lunch break.
Espo is really rockin' that retro George Washington Hair Helmet.
My cards on COMC
This "diamond in the rough," which just happens to be a '70s OPC, was just listed on ebay:
it looks like an animal pelt on Tony's head , even got the eye hole .
That's an insult. London, Ontario is a Labatt town.
Everything’s an insult these days.
Count me in as a fan of the rough cut. I even named my dog Opee
I don’t know if it’s true or not but I was told a long time ago that OPC were cut by a wire.
O-PEE-CHIA
Do you know if Leaf is viewed the same way, toleration for unclean cuts. I have one in a submission now and have a very nice centered 85 Leaf Hershiser that looks like it was cut with a dull butter knife. So is it rough cuts allowed north of the border or take off you hoser!! That's a PSA 7 eh.