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Whats wrong with this 55?? Pic of back added.

jeff8877jeff8877 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭
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Hi everyone,

Bought this card tonight for less than book for a 5. The 55 high numbers are hard to come by especially centered. Would a wrinkle be the only thing that would bring this grade?

Jeff

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  • otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    Or potentially a small tear or surface crease/wrinkle between the E and S in YANKEES.
  • 44Magnum44Magnum Posts: 244


    << <i>Would a wrinkle be the only thing that would bring this grade? >>



    I would think so because otherwise it looks like a 7.

    Nice card!
  • StopYurWhiningStopYurWhining Posts: 719
    surface wrinkle
  • relaxedrelaxed Posts: 569 ✭
    This is a nice looking Berra. Yes indeed centering is tough on the 55's and this Berra has excellent centering. Its interesting that just over an hour before your auction there was another Berra for sale in same PSA 5 grading. It was had for a great price $71.00 but centering and corners were not good at all. I think you did just fine on your purchase.
    Collecting 1955 Topps BB
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Nice looking card, without it in hand it is tuff to figure exactly what the problem
    (if any) is. It could have 4 touched corners which makes it a technical 5 too.


    It may very well not have any wrinkles or tears just 4 touched corners.

    I have a 55 Killebrew rookie graded 5 with the 4 touched corners.

    Steve
    Good for you.
  • jeff8877jeff8877 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭
    Thanks everyone...

    Relaxed...here is the other PSA 5 that closed today also. Not sure how the same grade can produce two cards that look so much different.

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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    The second one appears more VG/EX then EX to me.


    Steve
    Good for you.
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