T206 Green Cobb looks trimmed.

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

I am still learning how to recognized trimmed cards from scans but this one looks obvious to me and it got into a PSA 2 slab!?

Am I missing something here?

http://tinyurl.com/2vp737

 

martyOgelvie
nyyankeecards.com

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Posted By: Matt

Marty - it's clearly off center - what causes you to think it is trimmed?

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Posted By: dennis

it is almost impossible to tell if a card is trimmed from a scan,(unless it's in a pro holder). opions differ on what is trimmed and what isn't. that is why 3rd party grading is so popular. if it is in a slab it is ok.

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Posted By: Anthony S.

Actually, the preponderance of miscut green cobbs with large bottom borders and short top borders has been discussed on this board in the past. If I remember correctly, it was because they were positioned on the bottom card of the card sheets. There was even a thread a couple months back in which several board members posted their green cobbs to illustrate how common that cut was.

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Posted By: Matt

Anthony - not questioning that Green Cobbs are prone to OC cuts, but this reasoning "it was because they were positioned on the bottom card of the card sheets. " doesn't make sense to me as the cards were in vertical strips of the same player; Cobb would have been under another Cobb.

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

The top border looks too short (obviously) but the top right looks like the corner was snipped.

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Posted By: Anthony S.

I may well have the exact reason wrong, but I did find the link I was thinking of. As always Ted provides some interesting insights into the T206 set.

edited to add: It was the Green Cobb with Piedmont 150 back which Ted specifically cited as often being miscut with wide bottom borders and short top borders. The card Marty linked to start this thread is a Piedmont 150 back.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/message/1196605872/Those+darn+cards%2C+consistently+O-C%2C+what%27s+yours>+-

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Posted By: Danny Grimes

good point Matt, i think Ted Z covered the Cobb Green Factory Cuts months back.

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Posted By: Brian Weisner

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

You will find about 90% of the Green Cobb's printed with PIEDMONT 150 backs are consistently
o/c to the top border. This is also true for many of the Green Cobb's with SWEET CAPORAL 350
backs.

The better centered Green Cobb's are invariably found with.....

PIEDMONT 350
SWEET CAPORAL 150
SOVEREIGN 150
HINDU





TED Z

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Posted By: Dave S

I will not argue with the characteristic OC of the Piedmonts...
But I agree with Marty that the TR corner of the card appears clipped moreso than natural wear...

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Posted By: Brian Weisner

Hi Dave
No Doubt about it.... My card is WAY.... Oversized. In fact its so large it wouldn't fit into a PSA Holder... Be well Brian

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Ted, regarding the Piedmont 150s--you are right again!

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Where did you find that.....COOL COBB ?

I might even consider trading my Broad Leaf Chase for that one.

TED Z

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Ted, I think it came from a recent Mastro auction. My only green Cobb!

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Posted By: Brian Weisner

Hi Jeff,
I layed off of the Cobb just for you.... But I will tell Ted what you paid... Stay warn Brian

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Brian -- thanks and thanks! When Ted finds out how much I paid for it he'll be throwing in a few more Chases!

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Posted By: Brian Weisner

And I promised I'd never help a Duke fan.... smiley... Be well Brian

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Posted By: Andy

Really? You think a card in a PRO holder would be trimmed? Denny Walsh doesn't think so, at least not when selling them.

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

Jeff,

That is a very cool looking Cobb..

Its funny how a micut where you don't see any border is not very attractive but one that far off looks really cool!