Picked up a raw T206 at a card show today...

[E93]

Nice card and very real. Like the others, I suggest handling and really getting to know the feel of T206s, as well as looking at it closely under a loupe. Experience is the best way to get to know this stuff.
JimB

[Al C.risafulli]

Great-looking card.

Graded cards are cool, but I echo the sentiments here, about getting to know T206s by collecting some raw ones and understanding how natural T206s should look and feel.

For edges, I'd also refer to this article right here on Net54, which is a great primer on detecting T206 alterations:

http://net54baseball.com/forum/content/trimming.html

Good luck!
-Al

[packs]

A lot of the reprints have a black font rather than the brownish kind of font authentic ones have. One of the things I look out for.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by packs

A lot of the reprints have a black font rather than the brownish kind of font authentic ones have. One of the things I look out for.

packs,

Thank you for the info. One of the few things I do know about the printing of T206 cards is that the name and team were printed using a process that causes the lettering to look as though it was created by a series of brown "splotches" strung together...the lines (at the edges) are not completely straight.

Does this concur with what you have seen?

Please let me know. I look forward to your reply.

Best Regards,

Eric

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Al C.risafulli

Great-looking card.

Graded cards are cool, but I echo the sentiments here, about getting to know T206s by collecting some raw ones and understanding how natural T206s should look and feel.

For edges, I'd also refer to this article right here on Net54, which is a great primer on detecting T206 alterations:

http://net54baseball.com/forum/content/trimming.html

Good luck!
-Al

Al,

Thank you for providing a link to this resource. I shall look into it with great interest.

Sincerely,

Eric

[cincyredlegs]

Originally Posted by Al C.risafulli

Great-looking card.

Graded cards are cool, but I echo the sentiments here, about getting to know T206s by collecting some raw ones and understanding how natural T206s should look and feel.

For edges, I'd also refer to this article right here on Net54, which is a great primer on detecting T206 alterations:

http://net54baseball.com/forum/content/trimming.html

Good luck!
-Al

Thanks for the link. I just checked it out and it will come in VERY handy.

Mark

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by E93

Nice card and very real. Like the others, I suggest handling and really getting to know the feel of T206s, as well as looking at it closely under a loupe. Experience is the best way to get to know this stuff.
JimB

Jim,

Thank you very much. I appreciate your feedback and the sound advice.

I will scrutinize the Dummy Taylor and learn as much as one possibly can by analyzing one particular example. Along the way, I imagine more than a few questions will arise. Would it be OK to reach out?

Best,

Eric