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Originally Posted by jchcollins
Hey you've got a '52 Mantle. That's more than most of us can say!!
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Oh, I hear you. I am very grateful/happy for sure! It's just the fact, out of all the cards I received from my Father, my Mantle had to be the worst, sadly.
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Originally Posted by jchcollins
I don't mind the term "raw" cards, in fact it's really nice to see this. Back when I first started collecting older cards in the 1980's this was pretty much the only way they came, and back then there was no tremendous focus on ultra high-grade. Here are scans of a few of my favorites to get started. Will try to add a few more later in the day. Great topic!  |
Nice cards!
When I received my cards, 20-25 yrs ago, they were in a lidded cardboard box laid on their side with nothing protecting them from above.
They were located in a spot, where, imo, they could have very easily been damaged if someone had of set something heavy on top of them.
Needless to say, currently, they are as raw as they are ever going to get again!