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minnesotahuskerminnesotahusker Posts: 642 ✭✭✭
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I have never submitted anything older than 1972. My dad "gave" me his collection from his childhood back in the late 80s. I kept them at my parent's house. When I was back for the Easter weekend, I decided to bring them back with me. He has mostly 1959-1962 cards. Most of his 1959s he either drew mustaches on the faces and/or pinned them up with one pin on his wall. Which is a shame because one of them is a Hank Aaron. Another is a Drysdale with a chewed off corner. There is a Johnny Unitas that has a few creases through the middle. He has some Post cards from both football and baseball.

I have some questions.

1. Will PSA grade cards with mustaches drawn on them?
2. Will they grade cards with pin holes?
3. Is there a maximum grade they will get because of this?
4. For the Post hand cut cards, you can see many of the black borders as the cuts were wavy. Should I trim them up more to get rid of those?

I'm thinking about having them graded just to have in my collection.

Comments

  • cwazzycwazzy Posts: 3,257 ✭
    PSA will grade those. The ones with mustaches drawn on will get whatever grade they qualify for plus a MK (mark) quilifier. The cards with the pinholes are automatic PSA 1s.

    Chris
    Chris
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  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    Are they handlebar mustaches or pornstaches? If so they will command a premium.
  • minnesotahuskerminnesotahusker Posts: 642 ✭✭✭
    A few of each...they were pretty cheesy. I will have to post some pics.
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    Freud would have loved your Dad. image
  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    On Post cards, you are supposed to see the black border on all sides - if you can't, the highest grade it will get is Authentic.
    I would not spend the money to grade them. Grading won't add value on any of these (with a possible exception on the Unitas if it's his rookie).

    Nick
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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Keep them in raw form.
  • minnesotahuskerminnesotahusker Posts: 642 ✭✭✭
    OK I'm going to try to post my first pictures from Photobucket. So forgive me if this doesn't work.

    So you would advise to not grade these?

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  • SidePocketSidePocket Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    They will all come back as Authentic, which adds no value at all.

    "Molon Labe"

  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    hey will all come back as Authentic, which adds no value at all.

    Might as well draw mustaches on them too.
  • JohnnyDJohnnyD Posts: 521 ✭✭
    Some great players in that Post lot but I agree, keep raw and enjoy a gift from your dad....
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