1954 Topps Augie Galan with Miscut Back

[leftygrove10]

Happy New Years everybody!

I stumbled across this 1954 Topps card of Augie Galan in a group of cards that I bought recently. The front of the card has normal centering; however, the back is badly miscut. Augie's card number is not shown, although his birthdate is shown. The bottom of the card shows part of another card (Spook Jacobs, I assume). It's funny that one side of the card is miscut and the other is not. I would have expected both the front and back of the card to be miscut. How common are cards like this?

Thanks!

[swarmee]

Not very common to have that much difference between the front and back centering. There would probably be some interest in error collectors in that card. Too bad it's not a T206...

[bnorth]

That is very cool and fairly rare to be that off center with part of the same players card on the back. As a error collector I would like that card. Don't think it would have a huge premium but should sell for more than the normal card.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by bnorth

That is very cool and fairly rare to be that off center with part of the same players card on the back. As a error collector I would like that card. Don't think it would have a huge premium but should sell for more than the normal card.

Ditto. First 54 Topps I've seen like that, though obviously, there is (was) a full sheet.

[savedfrommyspokes]

I go through a boat load of cards and do not run across too many cards like this, so I would agree, fairly rare. Here are 2 I came across recently....wrong back altogether on the 56 and the 79 has a MC front (as compared to the back).

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

I go through a boat load of cards and do not run across too many cards like this, so I would agree, fairly rare. Here are 2 I came across recently....wrong back altogether on the 56 and the 79 has a MC front (as compared to the back).

Cool 79, most wrong backs are off center because they resulted from the sheets being loaded backwards.

[leftygrove10]

Thanks for posting pictures of these cards. They are very fascinating!

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

I go through a boat load of cards and do not run across too many cards like this, so I would agree, fairly rare. Here are 2 I came across recently....wrong back altogether on the 56 and the 79 has a MC front (as compared to the back).

[leftygrove10]

Thanks for all of your responses. I think my 1954 Topps card is very neat. I would like to keep it, even though I will find another card of Augie to put into my set.