1928 Fro Joy Babe Ruth - Authentic?

[Clutch-Hitter]

Nice cards Leon and Jay! Jay, that does look like one of the unconfirmed types Leon mentioned, outstanding image!

Of course, I did not submit the Grip card to Beckett with the other two because it's clearly different, but it also is not an early 1970's TCMA either, which are more fake uncut sheet cards:



I've decided to keep the #5 Grip card since it seems to be the unconfirmed paper type.

Recently got a canoscan based on recommendations in a scanner thread. Most everything I've posted before was with pictures, which creates a white balance problem most of the time. Here's some scans with the grip card between two Beckett graded Fro Joys:




Kawika sent a scan of his authentic #5 Grip on confirmed paper, SGC graded, back in December. Here's mine next to his (Thanks Kawika):



May have mentioned this, but I've been told by someone who would know that the paper is more like 1933 Goudey, less like 1934 Goudey.

[Clutch-Hitter]

Bought another 1928 Fro Joy #5 and compared it to my existing one. What do y'all think?

The one I just bought is on the right and is smaller than the existing one. Also, my #2 Look Out....card is smaller than my #6 ....Crack Fielder. When I noticed this prior to sending them to BVG, I asked my friend in Maryland about his, and he confirmed his #2 is narrower that his #6:



With the two between the 70's reprints, black light used (the recent card is left center):

[Clutch-Hitter]

Cropped into this image (the non-compressed one) top to bottom (recent card on the right):











Jaybird mentioned how the edges should roll over, and unlike the first paper variation, I think I see that happening here on this recent card. Was wondering what y'all think? Thanks again for the help.

Also, the front image on the #5 card is much lighter than the #6 and #2 cards, which may explain why there's more lightness on the reverse? In fact, the text box on the back of the recent #5 bled through to the front, and the darker areas on the front bled through to the back. This corresponds to the #6 and the #2 cards.

[Leon]

The new one looks good to me. Size differences don't concern me too much in this series though I have never really tried to study the sizes.

[Clutch-Hitter]

Thanks for your time again Leon. It went out to Beckett about an hour ago.

I'm looking at my '27 Tunney again; I don't think the paper on the '27 cards is the same as the real (confirmed real) '28 Fro Joy cards. The back of my Tunney is heavily damaged but the front is fairly nice, so I'm going to check on that. The reason I started comparing the first #5 Grip to the Tunney was because it looked more like the '27s than the '28s.

[Jaybird]

Looks good to me as well. Nice pickup.

[Clutch-Hitter]

Thanks Jason