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What would you grade this card? Lou Brock

GonblottGonblott Posts: 1,951 ✭✭
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Hello! what would grade this card, 1968 Lou Brock. I noticed there are what look like braces on his teeth when you look at it under a magnifying glass. Can you give any insight?


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  • stevekstevek Posts: 28,729 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Probable 6. Nice card though as that card is often found with poor centering.
  • diamondmandiamondman Posts: 2,020
    i'll give it an 8
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    I say 7



    << <i> I noticed there are what look like braces on his teeth when you look at it under a magnifying glass. Can you give any insight? >>



    Sure, Dentists use them to straighten out crooked teeth.

    Hope I helped


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  • nearmintnearmint Posts: 1,111 ✭✭✭
    8. I'm glad Stevek doesn't grade my cards!
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  • frankhardyfrankhardy Posts: 8,084 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That card is an 8 for sure, at least.

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  • GonblottGonblott Posts: 1,951 ✭✭


    << <i>I say 7



    << <i> I noticed there are what look like braces on his teeth when you look at it under a magnifying glass. Can you give any insight? >>



    Sure, Dentists use them to straighten out crooked teeth.

    Hope I helped >>




    Man you just gave my wife the biggest laugh ever. LOL
  • bluemarlinbluemarlin Posts: 627 ✭✭✭
    looks like a 7
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Centering is well within the guidelines of a PSA 8. I'd say it's a sure fire 7, maybe an 8 if it looks as nice as the scan.


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  • basestealerbasestealer Posts: 1,579 ✭
    It looks like an 8. That being said, the '68 issue is the biggest crapshoot when it comes to grading. Those borders hide wear, and I've sent several in (I never send anything in less than an 8) that have come back 7 through 9, and they all looked to be the same grade pre-slab. You need to look at the corners and esges under magnification to see if there's any hidden chipping hiding in those cross-hatch borders.
  • cravetoppscravetopps Posts: 1,134
    trimmed
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  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    I'm going to say a solid 8
    if it's not deemed trimmed.


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  • stevekstevek Posts: 28,729 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One corner to me looks like it has a small ding that's why I gave it a 6. Hopefully there is no ding there and it will grade higher. Can't see it possibly getting an 8. All corners appear frayed to me which is typical of storage in a shoebox for 40 years - would mean a 7 at best.
  • kylehess10kylehess10 Posts: 351
    8
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  • GonblottGonblott Posts: 1,951 ✭✭


    << <i>I'm going to say a solid 8
    if it's not deemed trimmed.


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    Awww I hope not, this cost me 15 dollars back in the day, way long ago. =P
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,052 ✭✭✭✭
    It's hard to tell the corner wear due to the "potato sack" borders, but it looks like a good 8 canidate to me.
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  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    my first thought was trimmed, hope I"m wrong. Otherwise a 7.

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  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,740 ✭✭✭
    7


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  • Kurtman9Kurtman9 Posts: 553
    I'll say 8, unless there is corner wear that we can't see in the scan.
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  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    I am not good at grading scans, but if it were me buying the card raw I would be thinking 7 and would not be shocked if it was indeed a 6 - really cannot get a grip on those corners based on a scan.
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  • ArnyVeeArnyVee Posts: 4,246 ✭
    I'm thinkin' it's a 7. Possible outside shot of an 8 without any corner wear or 6 with a little corner wear.
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  • tkd7tkd7 Posts: 1,799 ✭✭
    8
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,062 ✭✭✭
    7 for me.
    8 for you.
    9 for 4sc, DSL, et al.

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  • stevekstevek Posts: 28,729 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't think it's trimmed. In any event good luck and we'll wait for you to post the scans when they come back from PSA - hopefully you won't get the "grader of death"
  • A761506A761506 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭
    I think that's a great looking card, extremely well centered and the corners look pretty strong from what I can see in the pic. Just from seeing the scan, I think you're looking at an 8 with the possibility of a 9. I highly doubt that upper edge is trimmed or filed, that looks normal to me.
  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    SGC 84
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    it looks to have one noticeably soft corner; cant say it appears trimmed. 6 or 7 tops.
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