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tvtv Posts: 40
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Thought it would be fun to make up a list of tough cards, dont have to necessary be expensive cards, but obviously tough= $$ could be tough based on population, centering, ink spots, etc.. lets try to stick to PSA 7's and 8's , 1975 and earlier. Any takers??

Heres a couple from 1970 that I have found to be tough to find in 8's

1970 #458 Rose All Star
1970 #464 Bench All Star
1970 #455 B. Robinson All Star

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  • Big80sBig80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
    1976 Topps George Brett

    Edited: I just saw the PSA 8 parameter. This card is tough in PSA 9, but achievable in 8.
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  • ShootyBabittShootyBabitt Posts: 970 ✭
    1966 Topps #591 NL Rookie Stars Grant Jackson/Bart Shirley.
  • tsalems1tsalems1 Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Thought it would be fun to make up a list of tough cards, dont have to necessary be expensive cards, but obviously tough= $$ could be tough based on population, centering, ink spots, etc.. lets try to stick to PSA 7's and 8's , 1975 and earlier. Any takers??

    Heres a couple from 1970 that I have found to be tough to find in 8's

    1970 #458 Rose All Star
    1970 #464 Bench All Star
    1970 #455 B. Robinson All Star >>



    You think those are hard to find in Topps, try finding them in PSA 8 for O-Pee-Chee
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  • tvtv Posts: 40
    Probably worth their weight in gold.

    1969 Brock in a 8
  • tvtv Posts: 40
    Hi Paul, Im going to guess centering is the problem.

    Hey Ed, that card looks tough in any mid grade
  • Foo3112Foo3112 Posts: 1,961
    1976 George Brett PSA 9 - Over $2,200 and 19hrs to go!
  • tvtv Posts: 40
    Whats the issue with the Brett ? Ink or centering? all the 8's I see seem to well centered.
  • lightningboylightningboy Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭
    Actually, the upper left corner of that '76 Brett seems to have a touch of wear.
  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,481 ✭✭✭✭✭
    71 Munson is a tough card to find in high grade. I mean 8's go for over a grand.
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  • mark34mark34 Posts: 106
    1972 Hank Aaron In Action is another card that I think is pretty tough to find...
  • fkwfkw Posts: 1,766 ✭✭
    Tied for Rarest Card in the World ......1909 Cabanas Pete Hill
    only 2 different cards were ever made (known) of this Hall of Famer, and only a single example is know of his Cabanas rookie

    there are thousands of cards from sets in the ACC that are known with surviving numbers of under 5... ie every single T204 square, T208, T209 BW, T211, T213-1, T214, T215 Pirate, T216-3, T217, T222, etc. and there are many other E, W, M, N, T, FC, V, H, etc sets just as rare
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭
    1959 topps bob skinner
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  • corncobbcorncobb Posts: 516 ✭
    Well at the moment Im having trouble pulling a nice clean centered 1988 Swell Football Jim Brown, LenDawson and Bart Starr

    Anybody got a Gem Mint centered Raw copy for me?
  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭
    1962 Dick McAuliffe
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  • georgebailey2georgebailey2 Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭


    << <i>1962 Dick McAuliffe
    1963 Dick Stuart
    1965 Dick Smith
    1966 Dick Howser
    1966 Dick Green >>



    Tough, not hard.
  • ClockworkAngelClockworkAngel Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭
    1986 Topps Football Steve Young

    4,195 submitted
    64 PSA 9's
    3 PSA 10's

    By far, the toughest modern day star rookie card (post-1980). PSA 9's are now approaching $300
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  • MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    Of those mentioned, I can attest to the 71 Munson, 76 Brett in 8.5 or 9, and 86 Young.

    The PSA 9 Brett on ebay now is, to me, a very weak 9. I would be all over the bidding of a solid 9. I'm not even in on this one. It has tilt, a corner is touched, and it has a print issue with blotching of blue in the bottom left area where his name is. If I can see all this with the naked eye, it's a pass for me for that money, even if it does fit within the textbook definition of a 9.

    A big issue with that card is usually black ink bleed around the top border.
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    either i have double vision or that '76 Brett looks like George might have looked to himself the morning after.

    '56 Topps Dale Mitchell. sick money gets you an 8.
  • burke23burke23 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭


    << <i>1986 Topps Football Steve Young

    4,195 submitted
    64 PSA 9's
    3 PSA 10's

    By far, the toughest modern day star rookie card (post-1980). PSA 9's are now approaching $300 >>



    This is my vote...with all the unopened of this stuff out there that has been ripped over the last 15 years, and still hasn't been a new 10 in 10 years! I had one and sold it back in 2002...very well could have been the last time it hit ebay.
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  • QUITCRABQUITCRAB Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭
    I second that...1972 topps Hank Aaron in action......centering is the issue on that one!
  • MattyCMattyC Posts: 1,335 ✭✭
    I assume for the most part we're talking stars... Try finding 1975 Topps Mini HOFers without tilt. Almost every 9 Ryan is a dog. Ditto for 660 Aaron. Epically tilted and OC cards.
  • goraidersgoraiders Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭

    I have been looking for these centered for what seems like forever,all time raiders set.

    1963 FLEER CLEM DANIELS NO tens
    1974 TOPPS OTIS SISTRUNK -3 9's and no tens
    1974 TOPPS RAY GUY NO TENS!

    1965 TOPPS WILLIE BROWN only 4 9s and no tens
    J.R.
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    1972 Football-9's high#'s
    1965 Football-8's
    1958 Topps FB-7-8
  • PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,894 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I second that...1972 topps Hank Aaron in action......centering is the issue on that one! >>



    There's a whole slew of '72 In Action cards that are never well-centered. In fact the entire run of them leading up to the Aaron are particularly tough, including McCrae and Dietz. Vida Blue, Paul Schaal and Bob Barton IA also spring to mind.
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    Baseball - 1961 Topps Jim Gentile
  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,481 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1954 Topps Ben Wade. (Centering is tough on the whole set actually)
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  • mikliamiklia Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I have been looking for these centered for what seems like forever,all time raiders set.

    1963 FLEER CLEM DANIELS NO tens
    1974 TOPPS OTIS SISTRUNK -3 9's and no tens
    1974 TOPPS RAY GUY NO TENS!

    1965 TOPPS WILLIE BROWN only 4 9s and no tens >>



    been looking for a nice Ray Guy forever. very tough card.
  • tvtv Posts: 40
    Thanks for all the input, Ill add the ones I didnt know about to my list.
  • cpettimdcpettimd Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭

    Many of those 1970 sporting news all stars are difficult- also the Yaz Aaron and McDowell
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    '48 Leaf Paige
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  • tvtv Posts: 40
    MattyC you are correct, yesterday my PSA 9 Fisk went for 180 pretty good premium.
  • bigdogpartybigdogparty Posts: 190 ✭✭
    1985 Topps Walter Payton. Really tough to get above an 8
  • GB5HOFGB5HOF Posts: 590 ✭
    1973 Topps Yaz #245. Of the almost 500 that have been graded...only 19 PSA 9's exist...and no 10's.
  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    The toughest card that I have ever looked for is 1968 Mira Arnold Palmer. The Mira cards are not really that rare. They are on eBay pretty often but in the past 7 years I have never seen one for sale. One person contacted me from the boards who had one but his asking price was over 10 grand.
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  • corncobbcorncobb Posts: 516 ✭
    anybody found me those 88 Swell footballs yet?
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