Guess the Grade- We Have a Winner... With My Apologies
 

first off, i feel i should extend my apologies to all, but especially to those that had posted before the title was changed claiming tie-breaker "prizes" which were really more like "boobie prizes," than anything truly desirable.
i can imagine more than a few participants who re-opened this thread to edit their posts and just said "huh? [wtf] you've got to be kidding!" Anyway i am sorry for what i, in retrospect consider to be an embarrassing example of deceptive advertising.
the good news is we have a winner.
turns out it was the final guess posted by frank a.- psa 2; sc 350/30.
frank- please contact me with your info, as well as which items you would like (if any or all) so i can ship them out to you.
also, i think mike p. (vtgmsc) deserves a special commendation (perhaps a runner-up "prize") for the effort he put into covering all the tpg possibilities. his post was quite amusing.
my sincere thanks go out to everyone that responded. i truly appreciate your opinions & comments!
probably the most educational aspect of the thread was the realization of what an exercise in futility, humility and senility this turned out to be.
i actually thought this card was a "slam dunk" minimum 2.5, perhaps even a 3 :eek: when i sent it to psa!
reminds me of how far in the past i am still living, and the need to catch up with today's standards of tpg grading.
anyway, thank you everybody.
see you in the 21st century! :D

2.5, sov 350

Psa 2

2.5

I'd go with a 2. Would go another grade higher if it weren't for the paper loss in the upper left corner. In any case, it's a nice looking card.

2

How bout a tie breaker bonus question Mark. Guess the back based on your want list in your signature line.

1.5

Because of the upper left and bottom right corners a 2 but it's one of those
really nice for the grade examples. SC350/25 back

1.5 Old Mill

I'm the first to say 3?

That is, unless the "H" shape at right on the lower border get it a MK. Can't tell if that's pencil or not.

I think 2 as well.

PSA 3
BVG 4.5

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Grades.....
 

PSA = 2
SGC = 2
BVG = 3
BCCG = 8
CGC = 2.5
KSA = 6
GAI = Mint 9

What to make of all this? It is a really nice looking 2. :cool:

Thanks in advance for me winning lol It is a 2 and a Piedmont 150. :)

PS My good friend who has had a few glasses of wine says 1.5.....does this vote count? lol She also says its a Piedmont 150! She's still .5 off the real grade so no worries! lol

2, Piedmont 150

0

It may never come back....

Psa 1.5
sgc 2

I'm going with 2

PSA 1.5 with the paper loss in the upper corner. Sharp card though!

Holy crap, something just dawned on me. If you just sent this in for grading, then we may not see a response on the actual grade for months, or even years....:p

+1

I'm also seeing a light wrinkle above his hands coming in from the right border that nobody is mentioning.

1.5.

PSA 2 Sovereign 350

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2.5. - Sweet Caropal 150

I'll give it a 2 with an SC350/30 back

news flash!

Thanks Mark......
 

I appreciate the opportunity and the notation:

"i think mike p. (vtgmsc) deserves a special commendation (perhaps a runner-up "prize") for the effort he put into covering all the tpg possibilities. his post was quite amusing."

You recognizing me was enough. I'll admit I am a bit cocky when it comes to grading. You can see I clearly felt it was a 2. The back was a bit of a crapshoot as you know. Congrats Frank!

Thanks again and congrats on such a beautiful card!

Peace, Mike