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1951 Bowman Football Wax Stain Questions
Harnessracing
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I have over 150 of these in really high grade condition, however half of them have some degree of what I assume is a wax stain on the back of the card. How does PSA grade those with the minor stain?
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Im in the same boat as you. In the past they used to give 7-8s with a slight stain. And seen 8.5-9s with them. But now it seems 5-6 is what they give if they have a slight stain on the back. I have several that look Nm/Mt but Im not grading them because I dont think the grade would do it justice. I crack them out and put them with the others.
I just sent in 10 with the light stain as a test but I have a Landry and a Graham that are stunning but I’ll wait to see what happens.
I have a 1952 large common card that I graded from a group where I got 8-9s before. One graded a Psa 8 and I mean nuts centered mint corners but a 1 cm very very faint stain on the back. Still thought could grade a 9. Sent it 2 more times. Been a 6 both tries. It’s now raw somewhere in storage.
I think it's just cool to think of having 70+ year old cards with evidence that they were once in a pack of cards, opened, and enjoyed / collected.
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