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What's the Hardest Standard Issue Topps Baseball Card to Find Centered?

Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,344 ✭✭✭✭✭
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55 Freese? 69 Brock? I am talking so bad you just can't find one, i.e. the second series 66 topps football C.L.
Kiss me once, shame on you.
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    DrKDrK Posts: 58 ✭
    1955 Topps Gene Freese or 1955 Topps Sherm Lollar. They are both nearly impossible.
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    jeff8877jeff8877 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭
    The 55 Freese is pretty tough. This is the best one I have found and have been looking for a 7 for a while.

    Jeff


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    WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    I don't know if this card is widely considered to be a toughie or not....... but I don't think I've ever seen a '66 Topps Clemente #300 that is perfectly centered AND does not have a significant tilt.
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
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    SidePocketSidePocket Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    66 Clemente - not perfectly centered but pretty close.

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    PigsPigs Posts: 761
    Typical bad centering on these two guys. From what I've seen on the '75 minis posted lately, most of that whole set could be thrown into the mix.


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    iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    1965 Topps Charlie Smith is tough

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    jimq112jimq112 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭
    1971 536 claude raymond is pretty hard to find centered also
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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    I would think every set has one.


    Steve
    Good for you.
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    heritageheritage Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭
    I know with my 1967 topps baseball. There are more than one card but I think the # 609 Tommy John is a bear to fined high end and centered.
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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    in the 65 topps set another was walt bond and sonny siebert.

    Not sure about the Smith being hard to find centered. I thought it was more difficult
    in finding a specimen in 8 or better. centering could have been a reason.


    I remember seeing many lower grade ones centered.

    Bob Cerv in the 61 set was hard too from what I remember as was the Sheldon.


    Steve

    Good for you.
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    RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    59 billy pierce
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    otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    Not a super toughie, but 1954 Topps Ben Wade has always been a PitA to find dead on without print issues. The centered one always seem to have print issues and the ones without the print issues are always off center.
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    purduepetepurduepete Posts: 791 ✭✭✭
    I still haven't found a well centered 1973 5th series Checklist (#588) card yet....
    Tom

    Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
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    gemintgemint Posts: 6,295 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I still haven't found a well centered 1973 5th series Checklist (#588) card yet.... >>



    Mine isn't great on centering but was good enough to meet the 9 criteria.

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    gemintgemint Posts: 6,295 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 1969 Seaver isn't hard to find in high grade but it is hard to find without a tilt. I've seen a few 9s without the tilt but that's about it. The first 8 I owned didn't have a noticeable tilt. Unfortunately it had scribble indentations on the surface that PSA missed so I turned it in for grading credits. The 8 I have now does have a tilt.

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    swartz1swartz1 Posts: 4,911 ✭✭✭
    1978 topps #36


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    jamesgotpoormanjamesgotpoorman Posts: 1,682
    in the 1980 topps: #451 Indians Team card.


    Only 5 cards graded by the pop report. I had two graded 6 and 8. There is only 2 @ Psa 9 /none higher. I went thru 50+ to find those two with a decent centering.
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    WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    Funny you should mention that card, James. I have a 1980 Topps set in NM or better that I put together myself, and the Indians team card is the only card I am missing. Has been for months.
    I guess it's not a coincidence!
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
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    jamesgotpoormanjamesgotpoorman Posts: 1,682
    Apparently it was a bottom corner of a sheet. Most cut wrong.
    succesful deals :richtree, Bosox1976, Bkritz, mknez, SOM, cardcounter2, ddfamf, cougar701, mrG, Griffins : thanks All

    Go Phillies
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    otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    Of the more recent sets, the '81 Reggie is a toughie... There are also a couple of tough ones in the '86 Topps (top/bottom centering being the culprit).
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    JVetteJVette Posts: 206 ✭
    The 1962 Roger Maris is tough to find centered.
    And the 1965 Charlie Smith is also tough.
    - Jack
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    lbcoach20lbcoach20 Posts: 883 ✭✭✭
    '73 Topps Joe Morgan. Pretty tough. The whole set has centering issues......
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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Jack

    Hi, hope you have been well.

    Is the Smith tuff to find centered or tuff to find in the 8 grade?

    I always thought it was abundant centered, just scarce in 8 or above.

    Or is the fact it is hard to find centered the reason it was scarce to find in 8 and above?

    I thought cards like Lynch, Bond, and Siebert were harder to find centered.


    Steve

    Good for you.
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    RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭
    It's pretty obvious after all these years but the '79 Ozzie rookie has always been tough to find centered (AND without printing imperfections).
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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    What about the 78 Molitor? Doesn't that usually have a ink smudge?

    Steve
    Good for you.
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    AllenAllen Posts: 7,167 ✭✭✭
    57-58 Topps Bill Russell?
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    jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,961 ✭✭✭✭
    1978 Nolan Ryan
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    StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    1975 Larry Haney, just a common, but L/R centering is off on a high percent that I have seen.
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    jackstrawjackstraw Posts: 3,893 ✭✭✭✭
    The 76 Brett is impossible to find with perfect centering and or no tilt! Printing defects too.............
    76 Lefty Grove is another one that is a centering nightmare.................
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    Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,344 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1975 Claudell Washington if I remember now is the hardest 75 to find centered. 66 Perry is tuff too.

    I own a 59 PSA 9 (oc) Billy Pierce. Sweet card.
    Kiss me once, shame on you.
    Kiss me twice.....let's party.
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    JVetteJVette Posts: 206 ✭
    Hi Steve -
    Things are going great!!

    I think centering is one of the major reasons the 1965 Charlie Smith is so tough to find in an 8.
    Many of the 6's and 7's are clean, crisp and fresh - just off center.
    I assume the result of submitter requesting NQs.
    At least that's been my experience.

    All the best - Jack
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    CrimsonTiderCrimsonTider Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭
    1992 Topps Mitch Webster, from my sources, they say that when a PSA10 finally hits the market that it will go for 1000+!!!!
    collecting Dale Murphy and OPC
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    schr1stschr1st Posts: 1,677 ✭✭
    1957 Colavito was always a toughie for me.
    Who is Rober Maris?
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