Poll: Help Me Decide Which Wheat to Keep

[Bosox Blair]

Hi All,

I acquired two lovely Zack Wheat signed 3x5 cards together as part of an auction lot.

I'd like to keep the better one, and I believe a collector friend of mine will happily take the one I decide to let go.

They are both really nice IMO, but I'd like your thoughts on which one is the keeper (you feel is a better 'graph).

Wheat #1 (SGC # ends -036) is better centered on the card, but the "h" does not form a neat closed loop and the "W" does not link to the "h".

Wheat #2 (SGC # ends -037) is a bit off centre to the left on the card, but IMO the letter construction is more typical of the better examples of Wheat's signature.

Your opinions - and votes in the poll - would be valued!

Cheers,

Blair

[bn2cardz]

My vote is purely from the aesthetic view with no knowledge of other Wheats and what exemplifies his auto better.

#1 looks better because it is centered and the card looks cleaner.

[Klrdds]

I would go with the bottom signature. The whole signature seems bolder and the "k" in Zack is better formed, and the "Wh" transition / connector in Wheat is more complete and flowing and formed than in the top one. Centering in this case would not bother me, I am looking at quality of signature , in my opinion , only.

[icollectDCsports]

Before reading your post all the way through, I looked at the cards and chose #1. Then I read that you think #2 is a better representation of his signature. If that's the case, then I'd choose the signature quality of #2 over the slightly better centering of #1.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

My vote is purely from the aesthetic view with no knowledge of other Wheats and what exemplifies his auto better.

#1 looks better because it is centered and the card looks cleaner.

+1

As far as what was more 'typical', I tend to go with signatures that are not typical. This Wheat, for instance, is appealing to me simply because it is different from how he normally signed.

[GrayGhost]

Number One

[Bosox Blair]

Thanks for the votes and comments so far guys - please keep them coming!

Cheers,
Blair

[kdixon]

I like the second one better. The h in Wheat is complete in the second one. Both are nice.

[T206Collector]

Number 2 because the Z is more natural in flow, and less forced.