cert numbers prior to half-point change

MCMLVTopps

Trying to determine whether or not I'm gonna send in some vintage for possible bumps. Is there a way to determine what cert numbers were/are prior to the half-point move? I'm thinking (thanks to a suggestion by another member), that this is perhaps a consideration in determining which cards to send in...of course other factors come into play. If there is a way to know when the cert #s changed, I'd sure like to know.

Thanks,
Al

Davemri

The cards graded post .5 have the description and grade on separate lines. It has nothing to do with cert #'s (as far as I know)

Before

MINT 9

After

MINT
9


Hope that helps.

Dave

jradke4

i dont think the cert number is change on a bump. only the grade is changed and the pop reprot and cert report are updated as such.

JoeOrlando

Dave is correct in that the cert number has nothing to do with the pre or post-era of the half point, however, I do want to point something out.

For example, if a person submits a card today that was graded prior to the half-point system but only requests a re-holder, then that would be a case where the new label (the one where the the number is placed below the grade descriptor) is used but the card - technically - was never reviewed for the half-point bump.

Obviously, this doesn't apply to a high % of cards but we do receive a decent number of re-holders - especially since we started identifying different backs (like T206s and 1952 Topps, etc).

Take care,

Joe Orlando
President