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It is interesting that the cards shown above are from the 3rd series/4th series, which - I believe - is after Topps made some production changes to figure out how to increase production. Sorry Dale, don’t mean to sidetrack your original post. IMHO, Topps was experimenting as they produced the set – which is why we see red back/black back cards in the 1st series. Topps had more demand than anticipated and used additional lithographers to increase production shortly after issuing the 1st series. I believe that's why we see some of the anomalies like gray backs, glossy fronts (ultra rare) and cream backs. I had also read that they printed – at least initially – backs separately from the fronts, which is why we see some of the miscuts Ted has shown above. Just speculation, of course, but the evidence seems to suggest something like the above scenario occurred with multiple printers Last edited by Zach Wheat; 02-09-2024 at 08:02 AM. |
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What you just posted is great info, imo, and whether it's a slight deflection or not, I think it is pertinent nonetheless to the overall discussion about 52 Topps cards.
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Some graded, some not.
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Dale, I like your Yogi. David, that is a nice Erskine.
Here are some that I have. |
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Still can't believe I got that card for what I did. I hoped to win it reasonably priced but I thought, due the centering, that was wishful thinking. But thankfully for me I must have won it with not a lot of eyes on it? Your cards sure are sweet as far as centering goes. IIRC, the Garagiola card is also rather tough card to find centered like yours. That Erskine of David's is real nice. A pretty tough card to find centered like that for sure! One thing I've noticed, and maybe I'm off here, but it seems to me Luke Easter's card is the only card in the set that has the thinnest side borders? Pretty tough card to find centered at times and, imo, it is due to this fact.
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Here are a few of my better centered highs:
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Hey Dale, I’m not sure if I’m the guy you’re thinking of or not, but I’ve posted here before about chasing centered 1952 Topps. I’m a long way from done, but I’m up to 130 or so. Here are a few random highlights
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As a general rule of thumb, the third series has the narrowest borders and is tough to find centered. There are select cards in the first series that are tricky too, and a few scattered cards in other series that are tough on centering, but for me the third is the toughest.
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P.S. That might be the nicest Pafko I've seen. Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk Last edited by Gorditadogg; 02-10-2024 at 03:23 PM. |
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