[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

If I still collected unsigned cards, the regular issue Colgans would definitely be one of my first choices. The photo quality, the hairstyles, the size and shape, the fact that you can still buy those cool little tins and keep some cards in them...there is just so much that feels precisely tied to their era. I'd much rather have cards with real photos as opposed to what I've often considered rudimentary facial and body depictions featured on, say, T206s. Sometimes the artist(s) hit a home run, but those were more cases of blind squirrels finding nuts to me. A real, nearly 120 year old photo in gorgeous resolution is more my taste. Ramlys have always resonated with me for the same reason, in addition to their beautifully gaudy design.

For all the condition sensitive people around here, you'll never have to worry about a dinged corner.

This is naturally personal opinion only and meaningless, but for as much as I love the regular issue, I can't stand the proofs. They have the exact appearance of something being cut from a publication and mounted on cardboard backing. Grainy photos, unappealing typeface.

Here's a good question: Has anyone ever submitted a Colgan to a TPG and it's come back "Evidence of Trimming"?! How do the TPGs measure them, with a circular gauge?!