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Posted By: barrysloate

Toby- there is still nothing on the Will White to determine it's a proof. At best that's a guess, and the reason I have a problem with it is the term "proof" allows the dealer to charge more money for it.

Look at Leon's Matty white cap proof- it has hatch marks on the four sides, the name and team are missing, and I believe it is blank backed. That was made pre-production, so that the printers could study it and make the determination that it was as it should be for mass distribution.

The Will White, on the other hand, only differs from the scorecard in that it is blank backed. Maybe it was printed at the end of the season when there was no longer a need for these scorecards, thus it remained unfinished. That is as good a theory as calling it a proof, and given there is no way to know for sure what it is, just as valid.

The term "proof" is thrown around the hobby recklessly. That's my three cents.