Old Slabs - let’s see them!

NGS428

The thread on the early years of PSA got me thinking, what do we have out there for early slabs. No lighthouse allowed here!

Take a look in my signature for a link to approximate dates for each label type.

Label style 2, 1992 to 1999..

My lowest cert number…

rugbymarine

Cool thread, Nic! I've got a few of them.

hyperchipper09

GeneralJim

stwainfan

nice idea.

4for4

clarke442

sayheywyo

Have several.... are they all worth less nowadays

PaulMaul

NGS428

@hyperchipper09 said:

@clarke442 said:

The ol slashed 0, those are one of the first gen ones!

Bosox1976

NGS428

@rugbymarine said:
Cool thread, Nic! I've got a few of them.

I do think scans of the older thinner slabs look better than the new ones. Card is obviously closer to the glass, which helps. These are some nice older ones!

stwainfan

A terrific one.

smallstocks

@NGS428 said:
The thread on the early years of PSA got me thinking, what do we have out there for early slabs. No lighthouse allowed here!

Take a look in my signature for a link to approximate dates for each label type.

Nic, I clicked on the link but it doesn't seem to work.

lwehlers

my pujols is a old graded one.

rugbymarine

@NGS428 said:
I do think scans of the older thinner slabs look better than the new ones. Card is obviously closer to the glass, which helps. These are some nice older ones!

What helps the scans look even better is a detailed guide to scanning graded cards.

mintonlypls

Here are my early graded cards (0xxxxxxx) :

NGS428

@smallstocks said:

@NGS428 said:
The thread on the early years of PSA got me thinking, what do we have out there for early slabs. No lighthouse allowed here!

Take a look in my signature for a link to approximate dates for each label type.

Nic, I clicked on the link but it doesn't seem to work.

Hmm.. works on my end. I haven’t heard from others that it is not working. Let me check a few things.

NGS428

@rugbymarine said:

@NGS428 said:
I do think scans of the older thinner slabs look better than the new ones. Card is obviously closer to the glass, which helps. These are some nice older ones!

What helps the scans look even better is a detailed guide to scanning graded cards.

Ha, for sure! Glad you were able to use it.

NGS428

@NGS428 said:

@smallstocks said:

@NGS428 said:
The thread on the early years of PSA got me thinking, what do we have out there for early slabs. No lighthouse allowed here!

Take a look in my signature for a link to approximate dates for each label type.

Nic, I clicked on the link but it doesn't seem to work.

Hmm.. works on my end. I haven’t heard from others that it is not working. Let me check a few things.

@smallstocks PM sent.

Chicago1976

These look like old ones.

stwainfan

Here's one.

FirstBeard

Amazing cards. Frank Robinson choking up on the bat is the best. Most underrated post-war player?

mintonlypls

I agree about Frank Robinson being underrated for a player who hit 586 career home runs!

BBBrkrr

@mintonlypls said:
I agree about Frank Robinson being underrated for a player who hit 586 career home runs!

And I thought I was the only one who thought that way. One of the best players ever and no one ever gives him his due respect. Great player.

PROMETHIUS88

@mintonlypls said:
Here are my early graded cards (0xxxxxxx)

That's what I'm talking about. If it doesn't start with a 0 then you can't call it old!

OmegaD

dan89

OG

1951WheatiesPremium

jfkheat

I believe this is a PSA pre-production sample slab. I don't remember where I got it but I've had it for a long time. It doesn't have much value but I thought it was pretty cool.

RonSportscards

@jfkheat said:
I believe this is a PSA pre-production sample slab. I don't remember where I got it but I've had it for a long time. It doesn't have much value but I thought it was pretty cool.

It's not "pretty cool."
It's VERY COOL!!

1966CUDA

Old 1990 Leaf with "0" start of serial numbers!