Diamond cut question....

Yanksfan1976 · October 6, 2011 4:50AM

When you guys say a card has a diamond cut what does that mean?

TonyC · October 6, 2011 5:00AM

It means that the inside border on the card that contains the picture is not perfectly parallel to the actual borders of the card. If I find a good example I will post it.

TonyC · October 6, 2011 5:02AM

1967 Topps LA Dodgers Team Card

thedutymon · October 6, 2011 5:12AM

<< 1967 Topps LA Dodgers Team Card >>

Ya Think !!!!!!!!

mlbfan2 · October 6, 2011 5:21AM

If you think that Dodgers team card is diamond cut...

georgebailey2 · October 6, 2011 5:34AM

<< If you think that Dodgers team card is diamond cut... >>

Tony C has the example of a diamond cut. The card itself has squared corners, but the image is titlted.

mlbfan2's example is miscut. It does not have square corners, the card is cut as a non-rectangular parallelogram.

Just thought I'd clarify. No offense intended.

Thanks.

mlbfan2 · October 6, 2011 5:46AM

<< Tony C has the example of a diamond cut. The card itself has squared corners, but the image is titlted. >>

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The above photo is the card with a thin rectangle around it. The angles are not 90 degrees.

jwgators · October 6, 2011 5:56AM

Form my understanding, there is a diamond cut and there is a tilt cut.

The diamond cut does not have square (90 degree) corners, generally giving the shape of a parallelogram.

The tilt cut is square on all corners, but the picture is tilted.

georgebailey2 · October 6, 2011 6:13AM

<< Form my understanding, there is a diamond cut and there is a tilt cut.

The diamond cut does not have square (90 degree) corners, generally giving the shape of a parallelogram.

The tilt cut is square on all corners, but the picture is tilted. >>

And to mlbfan2

I stand corrected. Now I do know. Thank you for the clarification. (what is that Twain quote again....nevermind)

Yanksfan1976 · October 6, 2011 6:41AM

Thanks for the info, barely learning the lingo ....been out of collecting for YEARS

mlbfan2 · October 6, 2011 7:14AM

<< And to mlbfan2

I stand corrected. Now I do know. Thank you for the clarification. >>

No worries.

gemint · October 6, 2011 7:49AM

<< If you think that Dodgers team card is diamond cut... >>

I think the Topps QC manager had just returned from a long bender when that card was produced!

Stone193 · October 6, 2011 8:02AM

This question comes up from time to time and I have a good example.

Many mistake the "tilt" for the "diamond cut."

The tilt is a properly cut card - the corners are "square" or 90 degrees/right angle and the inner picture is tilted to some degree.

The Diamond Cut card is more like a parallelogram - i.e. the corners are NOT square and if severe enough would not even fit into a PSA holder.

Stone193 · October 6, 2011 8:14AM

<< MC (Miscut):
Cards that exhibit an atypical cut for the issue or ones that contain partial portions of more than one card will be designated "MC." >>

Just wanted to add - and this is from my understanding...

A card like the diamond cut is a "miscut" just like a card that's properly - with respect to being right angles/square - cut but part of one card is on another.

Also - a "tilted" card IMO - should not be referred to with the term "cut" since it has nothing to do with cut and has to do with the alignment of the plate when printed.

Tilt: lower left - best example

"traditional" Miscut (as opposed to the diamond cut):

Diamond cut question....

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