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Has this card been to the doctor?

digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
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I've scanned it and zoomed in on the top edge, which is posted below.

The card, a 1968 Topps baseball card. The other 3 edges look fine, and don't look like this at all.

I own about 50 68s, so I don't know if this is a typical "rough cut". I've seen other rough cuts from this set, but they don't look like this.
Front:
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WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25

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  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    Guessing:

    no.
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  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    May I suggest posting the card?

    Gives people a better sample to base an opinion.
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,130 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Look along the edge of the card. Does the thickness taper at the edge? That's a sign of trimming. Also see of the texture of that edge is different from the other 3 sides.
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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    Here's the full card (big pic). It's a McCovey, one of mine.

    THe thickness doesn't change, however, the texture is totally off. The other 3 edges are very straight and clean. The top edge is rather rough, however, rough-cut cards typically are. The thing about this one is, the rough cuts I usually see are kinda like "fuzzy" edges, and are at least straight, this one doesn't look straight, it looks jagged twards the middle.

    However, perhaps I just haven't seen enough rough cuts from the 60s.


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    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    "...it looks jagged towards the middle."

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    To me, those look more like depressions (hits/bumps/grabs/touches)
    than they do cuts/trims/sanding.


    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    There's also several indentions at the bottom, so Storm's theory holds water.

    Give the card a slight tap on the top and I bet the card aligns with the thing-a-ma-jigs.
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>Give the card a slight tap on the top and I bet the card aligns with the thing-a-ma-jigs. >>



    The card's not a perfect rectange, unfortunatly. More of a slight parallelogram.

    If you're wondering, it's a PSA 8.
    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Give the card a slight tap on the top and I bet the card aligns with the thing-a-ma-jigs. >>



    The card's not a perfect rectange, unfortunatly. More of a slight parallelogram.

    If you're wondering, it's a PSA 8. >>



    Not to be critical of your card but how is that an 8 with the dents and it being DC?

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    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>Not to be critical of your card but how is that an 8 with the dents and it being DC? >>



    The dents you're pointing out are actually nasty scratches on the holder, NOT on the card.

    Any good advice on how to get those scratches off the case (besides sending the card in for re-holdering)?
    My Giants collection want list

    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭
    Scratch remover for acryilic.
    The novus stuff they sell on E-bay is pretty good.
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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    What scares me about this card is that if you look at the cards left side the whole card is tilted to the right inside the holder, but somehow the top side of the card tilts down to the left??
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    the card does seem tilted lol.
    but its encased in a coffin, so the grade is always right image
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