Laser Removes Ink From A $2 FRN(U.S. $2 Bill) Any Sports Cards Concern?
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Over in the CU U S. And World Currency Forum is an interesting video. A laser removing ink from paper money. Should us card collectors fear it's potential nefarious use on trading cards? I can think of one card I would not want to see this capability put to use.
Thoughts?
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Wouldn't removing the name on that card you're referring to also remove the blue background behind it?
Brian
Which card are you referring to? Sorry, I am out of the loop…
I have no idea how the process works. All I know is what the video showed. Did you see the video I referred to in my post?
There are myriad numbers of cards which present quite nicely other than small print dots or stray ink on the surface which presumably causes them to be downgraded by professionals. If there's a way to safely remove those flaws from a card surface to improve its appearance without detection, I'm certain it will get done, if not being done already.
Hell hath no fury like a Northside collapse.
The Thomas no name on front, would be a good guess.
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If if could do that to a frank Nn
Then
Magie is on white background take 3 tiny dots off the e
If possible would be interesting and wonder what would happen
It would be interesting to see how it works on a Frank Thomas Topps card.
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1958 Herrera error...
I'd hope the grading companies could decipher this result if this process was used.
One of the 2 companies I hope will try. Would be a not fun addition to this hobby. Add it to the list
Molitor/Trammel rookies and ‘76 Brett cards would have a lot more high grade if the stray ink could be removed.
Yes. The Molitor RC smudge.
The guy's first attempt on the dollar bill, the bill caught fire.
He had to soak it in water before it worked.
Submerging a card in water, I would think a smudge would be the least of your problems after that.
In space no one can hear the card scream.
I wonder if there's a difference between ink on the card applied after its printed and ink (like the Molitor smudge) that was on the card when manufactured.
Years ago Dick Towle who started the company "Gone With the Stain" claimed he could remove ink applied to the card after purchased.
I just looked it up and the company no longer offers ink removal.
From an article in SCD circa 2014;
"SCD: Do you use a chemical process?
Towle: I’ve got various chemicals. I’ve got about 13 that I’ve developed. We’ve just finished an ink process for a very prominent dealer down in Florida where we’ve developed the process to take fountain pen ink off of cards. They were actually graded by two very reputable grading companies. They both passed grading. We were actually able to extract the ink. We’re working on ballpoint pen right now. But the fountain pen ink came out and the cards were graded, which obviously adds huge dollars to a card."