1972 Topps - Centered
 

My fave aesthetic look from the 1970s is 1972. Here is a card I like and this one is centered according to the description. Centered ain't what it used to be..

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Topps-...p2047675.l2557

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'72 is an extra challenge, because in addition to just plain centering, you have to worry about tilt / skew / diamond cutting to an extent that you don't have to with other sets. '73 Topps is the same way.

I have a loose 72 set....many came from vending boxes...but even with that, its chock full of miscuts....and off centered cards. I hate diamond cuts (L to R OC or top to bottom OC as long as its not extreme) don't bother me as much. I must have bought/sold/upgraded 8-9 loose Nolan Ryan to get one that I liked. :rolleyes:

Ricky Y

1972 Topps - Centered
 

The centering / tilt problem as a combo seems particularly prevalent in the higher series. Will agree with you on the Nolan Ryan card, I finally got an SGC 7.5 that I’m happy with. Centering and tilt are not 100% perfect, but it’s close enough. The card also has rough cut edges, which some people don’t like but they’ve never bothered me.

Particularly with that #595 card, even examples in super high grade slabs can have noticeable tilt. It’s about enough to drive you nuts.


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But Leon, there's no qualifier from PSA so it's centered...

I collect them o/c because that's how I remember pulling them from packs as a kid. Doesn't bother me in the slightest

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...pps%20Ryan.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...A%208%20oc.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...Rose%20599.jpg

I think I might have pulled this one from a pack as a kid or acquired it shortly after it was issued, as I have had it forever:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...20Clemente.jpg

Adam, I did take your advice from another thread on this one:

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f936881484.jpg

I did have one as a kid, but I wasn’t born until 5 years after they were issued, so I’m guessing the one I remember from my childhood was from around 1989 or so. Didn’t hang onto it, as I didn’t with many of the vintage cards I came across. We traded quite frequently.




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Interesting how the tilt on both of our Clemente's is very similar. Mine's worse OC.

Here are three of my favorite sharp-cornered 1972 cards that I was able to pick up at huge discounts due to the O/C qualifiers 'ruining' them. They look absolutely beautiful to me...

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