My first grading submission

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bando80
bando80 Posts: 7 ✭✭
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I bought this card 15 years ago and have always thought it would be a great card to get graded. Just got it back in the mail today. It graded what I thought it should so I'm happy. Now only 350 more 1959's left to get graded to have all my first '59 set graded. I have been buying 1959 Topps since the mid 80's and currently have only a handful of cards that I would grade lower than EX-MT. The graded cards I have to date average 6.82. It would be nice to have a NM set to leave my sons. I actually have 2 complete '59 sets although my second set would be a mid grade. I've got 200 cards ready to be graded, but I'm waiting to see what the monthly specials will be to get the most bang for my buck.

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  • HighGradeLegends
    HighGradeLegends Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭✭
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    Nice!

  • BLUEJAYWAY
    BLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,798 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like it.

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  • ElvisP
    ElvisP Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭
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    You may as well use the bulk submission as "specials" seem to be a thing of the past. Love the '59's, my favorite set!! I have a "7" Gibson but yours has better centering. I do have a "7" Mantle that is nicely centered.

  • RipublicaninMass
    RipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
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    Great centering and very sharp. A thing of beauty when one sees that soecific card centered, or close to it.

  • Odessafile
    Odessafile Posts: 440 ✭✭✭
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    Bob Gibson ...the legend. Just like you will be to your sons for passing along your passion to them so thoughtfully. Cheers!

  • Brick
    Brick Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Great card. Great set.

    Collecting 1960 Topps Baseball in PSA 8
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    Ralph

  • baseballfan
    baseballfan Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
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    Beautiful. good luck on the rest of the set

    Fred

    collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.

    looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started

  • HawkFan70
    HawkFan70 Posts: 16 ✭
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    Great looking card!

  • bando80
    bando80 Posts: 7 ✭✭
    edited February 20, 2018 4:49PM
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    @ElvisP said:
    You may as well use the bulk submission as "specials" seem to be a thing of the past. Love the '59's, my favorite set!! I have a "7" Gibson but yours has better centering. I do have a "7" Mantle that is nicely centered.

    My Mantle is a 7, but isn't centered as well.

    The specials the last 2 months have been for pre 1956 and only save 50 cents over bulk submissions, but on 200 cards thats $100 dollars and being a retired school teacher $100 matters. :)

  • secretstash
    secretstash Posts: 1,396 ✭✭✭✭
    edited February 20, 2018 5:16PM
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    @bando80 said:

    The specials the last 2 months have been for pre 1956 and only save 50 cents over bulk submissions, but on 200 cards thats $100 dollars and being a retired school teacher $100 matters. :)

    That is a mere crumb to Pelosi... xD

    I'd love to see a post 56 special at that rate!

  • divecchia
    divecchia Posts: 6,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 20, 2018 9:17PM
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    Welcome aboard!!!

    Nice looking Gibson and the Mantle is not so bad either aside from the centering.

    Good luck with you sub and completing this set.

    Donato

    Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
    Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set

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  • Stone193
    Stone193 Posts: 24,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Hi and welcome!

    That's a great looking Gibson with nice centering.

    Never not (ya gotta love the double negative!) love a Mantle card - no matter what the centering.

    Thanx for sharing and good luck with your subs.

    Also, what's your first name - would like to add it to the forum list.

    Mike
  • bando80
    bando80 Posts: 7 ✭✭
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    @Stone193 said:
    Hi and welcome!

    That's a great looking Gibson with nice centering.

    Never not (ya gotta love the double negative!) love a Mantle card - no matter what the centering.

    Thanx for sharing and good luck with your subs.

    Also, what's your first name - would like to add it to the forum list.

    My name is James from Lubbock, Texas

  • Stone193
    Stone193 Posts: 24,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanx James!

    I'm from San Antonio - where all "old soldiers" go to die.

    Mike
  • stevek
    stevek Posts: 32,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    <<< It graded what I thought it should so I'm happy. >>>

    That's good to hear. On my first submission, i was unfortunately around 2 to 4 grades too high on what I thought the cards should have graded, which is a common misjudgment that newbies make on their first PSA submission.

    Good luck with the other cards! :)

  • bigt5959
    bigt5959 Posts: 46 ✭
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    Beautiful card...........my second favorite rookie card behind the 62 Brock. Any yes, I am a big Cardinals fan!

  • bando80
    bando80 Posts: 7 ✭✭
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    @bigt5959 said:
    Beautiful card...........my second favorite rookie card behind the 62 Brock. Any yes, I am a big Cardinals fan!

    Here's my other '59 Gibson, I really don't know which one I like the best

  • bando80
    bando80 Posts: 7 ✭✭
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    @Stone193 said:
    Thanx James!

    I'm from San Antonio - where all "old soldiers" go to die.

    I'm old soldier also. 02 Foxtrot (tuba player) :D

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