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That's some old PSA font
On the bright side, they did eventually get better at it.
Those back corners and edges...yikes.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards
also collecting US & Canadian silver coins
Any opinions on what this card would sell for today?
7K-8K sounds about right.
looks very trimmed to me. all 4 back corners are touched and all 4 edges on the front are as sharp as an 80s topps tiffany card. wear patterns do not match. it is also swimming in between the bumpers, both s/s and t/b.
every OPC Schmidt rookie i have ever owned/seen has those super fuzzy OPC edges.
I bet that if that card was cracked and measured, it would be at least 1/16 short both top/bottom and side/side
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Hard to argue with this opinion. Ancient grading had a lot to learn.
Are you thinking the card was replaced in the PSA holder or the dudes who graded the card made a mistake?
The person who consigned this card to Heritage could be thought of as a very wise opportunist, seeing as how the past 2 sales of a PSA 9 this year have increased dramatically over those which preceded them. If the card had been replaced in the holder, it would have taken masterful work to get it into a Heritage auction. It was quite likely graded in 1992 or 1993 when PSA was still in its infancy. Mistake? Well, again it's a matter of opinion. That's what they thought at the time. I'm sure Tom or anyone with proper skills can tell what's up with it.
As many here know; Trims often snuck by in the earliest years. The most famous was admitted to by the trimmer in open Federal Court and is USA Public record.
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)
It does look like a card that had a blade taken to it many years after the original cut. The edges look a bit too razor sharp. Corners a bit sharper than you would expect also. What I think is telling is if you look at the back of the card you can see wear and scuffs and chips, places where the card wore or frayed but then the edges look so untouched and flawless and crisp, as if they would get a 10 sub on a Beckett grade.
I think that is how the trim would look on a worn card. You can sharpen the corners and edges with a tiny precise cut but you cant smooth out the scuffs with a trim that small. With a cheap paper cutter you can take 1/100th of an inch off a card. A nicer one probably less. Then I have heard there are other techniques but people dont always want to share their secrets.
I like my 5.5 better!
Graded during Barry Bonds last year with the Pirates(just a guess).
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions
Here's mine graded this year
Agree with Craig, my first thought was dead centered with straight edges and back chipping….trimmed.
PSA 7? And yeah, the space on the left and right in the top card seems thinner than the other two cards posted in this thread
Would it have made sense to re-holder that card before selling?
CDsNuts, 1/9/15
Nice looking 7!
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.
Always wanted an 8/8.5 but liked the eye appeal on this one and saved a few $
Here is a nice "fuzzy" OPC 8
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
@craig44 superb example of a high-grade OPC with the rough cut. Thanks for sharing.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards
also collecting US & Canadian silver coins
Thank you sir! I quite like it as well.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Well, here's my OPC of 2nd year Cey, and Topps, since some are including those as well.
I overlayed the OPC PSA9 as best I could over my OPC.
The white parts on top and right side shows the smaller size difference of the PSA9 compared to mine.
That SGC 8 is glorious.
I probably have a PSA 10 worthy rookie in my unopened pack.
1973 OPC is such a tough issue due to cardboard "foxing". The card stock that OPC used that year has a tendency to "tone" to a cream or egg color.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards
also collecting US & Canadian silver coins
that PSA 9 really should be classified as a "mini" perhaps OPC tried out mini's a couple of years before Topps did!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Card has been reholdered
I saw the card in a new holder on Heritage…too.
So long as everyone is sharing here is mine. Many of your cards are better centered R to L than mine.