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I recently picked up a low grade, uncut sheet of 1958 Topps cards (around 100 or so cards).

The edges of the sheet are a bit "brittle" (even removing the sheet from it's tube as carefully as I could resulted in some small pieces falling off) and it is rolled up up a bit from being stored in a tube and there are even some creases and one rip. (Picture attached.)

I've never had anything like this before ... and was wondering what's the best idea for restoring/preserving this. My thought was to have this framed, but I'm not exactly sure how to do this with the rolling, major creases and edges falling apart.


Should it be soaked to remove creases? (Will this cause the edges to deteriorate even further?)

Is there a safer way to flatten the sheet out so it can be framed?

Is there some restorer that it would be best to take this to? (How expensive would it be to use a professional restorer?)

Should/can I get the entire sheet "graded" (authenticated) to preserve it?


I really don't know what the best approach to this piece is ... and would appreciate hearing any advice or tips that the experts here could share with me. My goal is to preserve this because I can't imagine there are too many of these uncut sheets floating around, and it would be a shame to damage one.

Thanks,
Patrick