jmaciu's Reds' Unopened Pack and Baseball Card Thread - Post your Reds stuff here too.
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I know there are several Reds fans here. I thought I would start a thread showing off some of my latest Reds collection additions. I have a few I will start off with now:
First, some graded cards:
I am very excited to add the 1976 OPC PSA 7 Joe Morgan. This is a pop 2 card, with only one higher. The centering is off somewhat, but almost every raw specimen I have seen of this card is nearly miscut, so it is a tough card.
The 1975 Topps PSA 9 Joe Morgan (courtesy of mintacular) is one that I have been searching for the right copy for a long time. This one has wonderful color and registration, along with nice centering. It has a slight tilt, but I am ok with that aspect, as it is a difficult card to find centered and without fisheyes. In hand, the tilt is not as noticeable.
I added this 1974 Topps PSA 9 Dave Concepcion this week. It was a former specimen of Gary's recently retired #1 1974 Topps PSA set, so I am very happy to add it. I love the action shot.
Finally, I am really happy to add this 1973 Topps PSA 8 Second Series Cello to my unopened collection:
I acquired this from Tim (grote15) a while back. It has a lot going for it: 1) It has a Reds player on the front, with Carroll being an underrated player from the Big Red Machine era. 2) It has a HOFer (Jim Palmer) face out on the back. He is firing a pitch right at us. 3) It from the Nolan Ryan series. This is now the oldest graded cello in my collection.
I will update this as I make key additions. Thanks for looking.
Edit: I am sorry about the large scans. I am working out the kinks in the process of making them smaller.
First, some graded cards:
I am very excited to add the 1976 OPC PSA 7 Joe Morgan. This is a pop 2 card, with only one higher. The centering is off somewhat, but almost every raw specimen I have seen of this card is nearly miscut, so it is a tough card.
The 1975 Topps PSA 9 Joe Morgan (courtesy of mintacular) is one that I have been searching for the right copy for a long time. This one has wonderful color and registration, along with nice centering. It has a slight tilt, but I am ok with that aspect, as it is a difficult card to find centered and without fisheyes. In hand, the tilt is not as noticeable.
I added this 1974 Topps PSA 9 Dave Concepcion this week. It was a former specimen of Gary's recently retired #1 1974 Topps PSA set, so I am very happy to add it. I love the action shot.
Finally, I am really happy to add this 1973 Topps PSA 8 Second Series Cello to my unopened collection:
I acquired this from Tim (grote15) a while back. It has a lot going for it: 1) It has a Reds player on the front, with Carroll being an underrated player from the Big Red Machine era. 2) It has a HOFer (Jim Palmer) face out on the back. He is firing a pitch right at us. 3) It from the Nolan Ryan series. This is now the oldest graded cello in my collection.
I will update this as I make key additions. Thanks for looking.
Edit: I am sorry about the large scans. I am working out the kinks in the process of making them smaller.
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Terrific additions to your collection. Keep the updates coming. I always love to see what you are getting.
Steve
Recently picked up this JB card. Not exactly the one (under bidder on another) I wanted but was sold on the sharpness of the corners and the color. Unfortunately it has that slight tilt which plaques a lot the 69's along with not being perfectly centered. My scanner does not do this card justice. The corners look much better in person along with overall eye-appeal. jmaciu thanks for starting this thread.
I especially like the pack you picked up from Tim.
I like the idea of a "specific topic" thread - Reds. We have more than a few Reds collectors on this board.
That's an incredible card - thanx for sharing.
Saw the 73 cello and was thinking...sweet...Reds top....Then I saw the Palmer back!
Very cool pack John!
Jim
Anybody else think Clay Carroll looks like Jack Nicholson?
David -- Thanks for sharing your 69 Bench. That is a spectacular card. I hope other's will share their Reds stuff here.
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Sisler played for 8 years with a very respectable .276 BA. He managed the Reds from 64 to 65. And his one and only appearance as an AS came in 1950.
He was the son of HOF'er George Sisler.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Marc
Here's a seat I have...
Crosley field was used by the Cincinnati Reds from May 18, 1912 to June 24, 1970.
It was originally called Redland field - in 1934 Powel Crosley purchased both the park and the team and renamed it Crosley Field.
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I accidentally started collecting Baseball banks.
One very popular type is the milk glass "logo" style.
This one has the "old" logo Reds with the Mobil logo on the other side:
and here's a 60s baseball bank - a premium from Security Savings
and another small focus is whiskey decanters - sports related:
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Great Reds cards and packs! I love that 1973 cello! Congrats on the new additions!
I'm very partial to the 75s - so the Rose got my attention.
Darn nice.
Don't recollect. When did ya start collecting unopened packs? It's one area I never considered.
Sometime we'll talk about why I wish I had.
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
Btw, it's brothers say hello.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
jmoran: The Concepcion is my favorite of all his cards.
Stone: I started collecting packs last year. I wish I had started 5 years ago. Lol
cpamike: Wow, those are nice. Maybe you need to send a couple of his brothers my way so he has some company.
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The older bother of Mike's packs from that same 73 box also says hello, too.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Wasn't this supposed to be a "Reds" thread?
<< <i>Hey guys - just wondering?
Wasn't this supposed to be a "Reds" thread? >>
Mine had two Reds cellos in the first picture.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
<< <i>Hey guys - just wondering?
Wasn't this supposed to be a "Reds" thread? >>
Ok, Ok, lol..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Well, I know now where most of the graded 1973 cellos are being stashed!
Next is a 1979 Topps Cello pack with a Reds player on the front:
When I saw it had Palmer face out on the back, I knew I had to have it. Remember, in an earlier post to this thread, I showed my 1973 cello with Reds player Clay Carroll on the front and Jim Palmer face out on the back, so these cellos are like siblings:
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Collecting Tony Perez PSA and Rookie Baseball PSA
Collecting Tony Perez PSA and Rookie Baseball PSA
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Mark
T206 Set - 300/524
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Thanks for sharing
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
And, this ambiguous mess purports to shows Foster as a Philly pitcher, but it has to be a Reds uniform
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
Super card! One of my all time favorites.
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