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paleocards
paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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I collect Topps baseball HOFers between 1955-1975. Over the holidays, I picked-up some real raw beauties from my favorite card shop. Here's the game: I'll post an image of a slice of the card and if no one identifies it correctly I'll post another slice and then a third (which should give it away). Then I'll post the full image of the card. There'll be 8 cards in all and remember all will be of Topps HOFers from the time frame I collect. One more hint -- these are all pretty well-known cards, none are terribly obscure. One rule: one guess per slice.

OK, here we go. Good luck!

Mystery card #1 - First slice:

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  • pandrews
    pandrews Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭
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    1968 rod carew

    do i win anything?
    ·p_A·
  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    OK pandrews, that one was pretty easy. Well done. Here's the full image:

    1968 Topps #80 Rod Carew
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    Here's the next one (a bit tougher...)

    Mystery card #2 - 1st slice:

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  • pandrews
    pandrews Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭
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    1996 sutton rc?

    edit - i mean 1966
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  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    Mmmmmm...very impressive! You're good (but in answer to your question, no you don't win anything. Nevertheless, you can take pride in a job well done, so you've got that going for you, which is nice...)

    1966 Topps #288 Don Sutton RC
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    Now for Mystery card #3 - 1st slice:
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  • yawie99
    yawie99 Posts: 2,575 ✭✭✭
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    '74 McCovey - Washington.
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  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    Wow, you guys are good! I haven't been able to use slices 2 or 3 yet!

    1974 Topps #250 Willie McCovey (Washington variation)
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    OK, I think this one is pretty tough...

    Mystery card #4 - 1st slice:
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  • pandrews
    pandrews Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭
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    1962 Gaylord Perry rc
    ·p_A·
  • acowa
    acowa Posts: 945 ✭✭
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    1961 Yaz
  • MorrellMan
    MorrellMan Posts: 3,243 ✭✭✭
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    I'm with Perry - that's Gaylord
    Mark (amerbbcards)


    "All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    Damn, pandrews! Too good...

    1962 Topps #199 Gaylord Perry RC
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    Here's Mystery card #5 - 1st slice:
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  • pandrews
    pandrews Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭
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    i know its a Munson or Bench card
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  • ZodiacMindwarp
    ZodiacMindwarp Posts: 681 ✭✭
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    1970 Johnny Bench #660
  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    Allright Zodiac, welcome to the game!

    1970 Topps #660 Johnny Bench (a real blazer!)
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    Mystery card #6 - 1st slice
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  • pandrews
    pandrews Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭
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    my last one and i gotta leave.. =(

    but its a 1970 Nolan! =)
    ·p_A·
  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    Right again, pandrews -- thanks for playing!

    1970 Topps #712 Nolan Ryan
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    Mystery card #7 - 1st slice:
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  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    Here's the 2nd slice of Mystery card #7:

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  • ZodiacMindwarp
    ZodiacMindwarp Posts: 681 ✭✭
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  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    That's a nice one zodiac, here's mine:

    1962 Topps #18 Manager's Dream: Mantle & Mays (and Banks & Aaron & the Green Monster -- that's why it's one of my favorites!!)
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    OK, last one...Mystery card #8 - 1st slice:
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  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    2nd slice of Mystery card #8:

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  • ZodiacMindwarp
    ZodiacMindwarp Posts: 681 ✭✭
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    1955 Hank Aaron

    Oh, and that 62 wasn't mine...I borrowed the scan without permission.

    Thanks for a fun game!
  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    Well done, zodiac.

    1955 Topps #47 Hank Aaron
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    Thanks for playing...good night!
  • pandrews
    pandrews Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭
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    << <i>Thanks for a fun game! >>



    same here..

    but isnt kinda sad how we can identify a card by seeing so little? i think i might would be embarassed to tell anybody except other card collectors.. heh..

    ·p_A·
  • gmoneystyles
    gmoneystyles Posts: 349 ✭✭
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    MORE.
    Now looking for a 1950 Bowman Baseball Box as pictured below.
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  • mccardguy1
    mccardguy1 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭
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    hey fun game.......Is it lame that iIknew all these???

    I just wanted to make a correction on one thing. The 1962 Managers Dream card you spoke of. Its a great card and one of my favorites but I have to tell you, I will agree thats Aaron in the background and the green monster is also correct. But I will have to say Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks was and still will always be #14 not #8 as that possible Dodger is behind Mantle and Mays.

    A simple check of the baseball almanac shows that in 1961 #8 was worn by Johnny Roseboro of the Dodgers who in fact was a all star in 1961 at Fenway Park. Unfortunatley for him he did not play in this game.

    I hope the game continues....this has been fun.
    I am on a budget and I am not afraid to use it!!
  • Robby
    Robby Posts: 681 ✭✭✭
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    Paleo.............Glad to see you bring the Picture Game back again ! You guy's are ' unreal ' how fast you can identify these cards with so little of the card showing ! If you have another game Paleo , please ban Pandrews from playing , the Man is amazing ! ...............Robbie
    Collect 1964 Topps Baseball
    1963 Fleer
    Lou Brock Master Set
  • mealeworm
    mealeworm Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭
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    1957 Topps 99% 7.40 GPA
    Hank Aaron Basic PSA 7-8(75%)
  • Cubfan
    Cubfan Posts: 1,545
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    Mcc - I was thinking the same thing. However, who is that over Mantle's left shoulder? I dont have the card so I cant see in great detail.

    Could that be Banks?

    Fun game. Again, how embarrassing that we know these cards almost instantly image. Of course, if you did this with post-1980 cards, Id be scratching my head.
  • ctsoxfan
    ctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭
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    That was cool to follow this thread - and, sad to say I knew them all too. Am I that addicted? image

    But, on a side note, those are some nice looking versions of those cards - you look like you did well on them.
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  • Wabittwax
    Wabittwax Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭
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    Paleo, do you not grade your cards? You've got some super nice raw stuff there. It's rare to see cards that nice not inside a slab.
  • mccardguy1
    mccardguy1 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭
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    Cubfan.....No that is not Banks behind Mantle. That is definitly a Yankee and it looks like Elston Howard who was also at that all star game.

    Either way its a great card showing 3 HOFers and 2 quality catchers all in the prime of their career.
    I am on a budget and I am not afraid to use it!!
  • paleocards
    paleocards Posts: 942 ✭✭✭✭
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    Glad you all enjoyed the thread, guys, and thanks again for playing.

    Mccardguy -- it would have been nice if that was Banks, but you're right that that player is wearing #8, and not Banks' 14. That bursts another bubble because if it were Aaron & Banks, one could almost think that they were posing for another photographer whose shot would be immortalized two years later on Topps' 1963 "Power Plus" card!

    Wabbitwax -- I prefer my cards raw, but for the last few months I've been seriously considering getting them slabbed. In fact, the last 5 HOFers I won on eBay were PSA graded. Haven't joined PSA yet though...

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