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PSA Grading Question - 1951 Bowman Mantle

augustamanaugustaman Posts: 584 ✭✭
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What is PSA's guidelines as far as the following example:

A 1951 Bowman Mantle that looks like a PSA 5 from the front but has about 90% of the back torn away.
Until the card is turned over, you would never know there was a problem.
Will PSA grade this card and if so, would it ever grade higher than PR-FR 1?
Sorry, I don't currently have the card available to scan.


Bill
wpkoughan@yahoo.com
Collecting 1970-1979 PSA 9 & 10 Baseball Cards

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  • zardoz51zardoz51 Posts: 1,168
    a 1

    no higher

    sorry
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  • VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    Nope -- It would be a 1.
  • augustamanaugustaman Posts: 584 ✭✭
    Thanks for the help. So it sounds like PSA will definately grade the card even with so much of the reverse missing.
    2 more more quick questions:
    Is there any chance PSA would not grade it assuming it's authentic?
    Would it generaly be considered more valuable graded or not graded.
    Thanks again.
    Bill
    wpkoughan@yahoo.com
    Collecting 1970-1979 PSA 9 & 10 Baseball Cards
  • VirtualizardVirtualizard Posts: 1,936 ✭✭
    I think that any Mantle card that is authenticated, regardless of grade, is more valuable than an ungraded card in similar condition. Anyone disagree?

    JEB.
  • VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    A 1951 Bowman Mantle slabbed as a PSA 1 should garner you $1,000+.
  • VirtualizardVirtualizard Posts: 1,936 ✭✭


    << <i>A 1951 Bowman Mantle slabbed as a PSA 1 should garner you $1,000+. >>



    That was my point - a similar ungraded card would be received with some suspicion as to authenticity, thus, selling for less.

    JEB.
  • VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    Exactly! At $1K or more the obvious question is why didn't the seller of this unslabbed card spend a lousy twenty bucks to allay my fears?
  • thejamthejam Posts: 164 ✭
    wow; what would the grade of this card be: 1951 Bowman Mantle that looks like a 5 on the back but has about 90% of the front torn away? If it gets a PSA 1 , then it would be coceivable to turn one psa 1 card into 2 .... and double your money
  • VirtualizardVirtualizard Posts: 1,936 ✭✭


    << <i>wow; what would the grade of this card be: 1951 Bowman Mantle that looks like a 5 on the back but has about 90% of the front torn away? If it gets a PSA 1 , then it would be coceivable to turn one psa 1 card into 2 .... and double your money >>



    thejam,

    Read the initial post again. You've got it backwards. A card with 90% of the front gone is not going to be graded (I would assume?).

    JEB.
  • mrc32mrc32 Posts: 604 ✭
    PSA would probably give it an AUTH grade. If it is that crummy it might not get a PSA 1
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  • thejamthejam Posts: 164 ✭
    vl ..... the point was , that someone else has the other half of a-mans mantle cardimage
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