T206 Blue Old Mill

[barrysloate]

Can you fill us in on some more details? I've never heard of that before.

[atx840]

You'd likely know if its real or not, very odd though.

[t206hound]

someone must have a smartphone nearby...

[mrvster]

You always find some gemz.....GET A PIC post it!!

[chris]

The card is at SGC, I'll post a pic once it gets back.

[mrvster]

Chris!!!

SWEET !! u picked it up>>??? smart to have it graded.....

We are dying to see!

[danmckee]

I saw the card raw. The owner has had it for years and I have known him for 35 years. The card is blue and unaltered. Dan Mckee.

[teetwoohsix]

This is an interesting card, and I don't know what to think- you have very knowledgeable collectors who have been in the hobby for years and know their cards who've seen it in person and say the card is legit.

You have SGC slabbing it, and I know TPG's can make mistakes- but I've come to trust SGC's opinion the most (of TPG's)........

If it is legit, there's no other explanation other than PB blue.

If it is legit, wouldn't that make this rarer than Brown Old Mill, based on known examples?

And, to top it off, I keep hearing Peter's words saying "What if it were done to prove a point" .....(I don't know if I have that word for word)

And no one is talking about re-backing on this one,,,,

I am surely confused. , it sure looks legit but for some reason I can't help being skeptical?

Sincerely, Clayton

[mrvster]

my sentiments exactly! i like brown om better cause it is printer scrap,(im too biased i dont own brown om tho) and the "brown" jumps out......this is factory cut card.....

altho very cool, the polar bear blue tint is not driving me wild!!!

if it were piedy 42 lite blue and handcut, i think id have heart palps, but the factory cut is not turning me on.....


not to take anything away from this card, just not as excited as i should be....i do trust sgc, they are very sharp and VERY VERY hesitant to put special items on the flip....


If this card is purchased at a very high price, im in fear some will surface....theoretically there should be more out there....



whoever owns/buys this card i am happy for, its just not doing it for me for some reason....


anything discovered in this set after 104 is very exciting, and im happy about it...but just a little hesitant right now and agree with clayton 100%


just my opinion.....not trying to offend anyone or take anything away from this very interesting card.....


BTW- Chris B. always finds THE TREASURES!! you are the man Chris , and are a true treasure hunter in my opinion, and have put 2 centerpiece cards in my collection that i am forever appreciative and can never re-pay the happiness you brought me with those cards, really great guy you are....


and to those who have put such great cards in my collection without "raping" my wallet, (you know who you are), you make me want to collect more and really realize there are truly some great people here....YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE thanks again


peace

johnny

[barrysloate]

Well if it's at SGC then it's starting to sound real. Amazing.

[judsonhamlin]

I will be skeptical until it gets a grade from SGC. Is it a Uzit blue or a Polar Bear blue?

[chris]

The card is not mine. It's polar bear blue. I'll post a pic soon.

[willworkforT206]

Assuming the card is legit, I'm not really suprised to hear that such a card exists. Since minor color variations exist with Old Mill SL and Lenox (Black/Brown) backs, I've always wondered why other backs don't exist in more than one color. Why aren't there green, red or brown Piedmonts for example...or maybe blue, green or black Sweet Caporals?

I suppose using green ink to print Piedmont or Sweet Caporal backs would be such a blatant disregard for quality control that ALC wouldn't do it, or maybe ATC wouldn't tolerate it. But maybe using brown ink instead of black to print a Lenox back for example was more acceptable or within a certain level of tolerance. Using blue ink instead of black to print an Old Mill back seems like it might be along the same lines. I presume it's more noticable though.

I guess the only thing that does suprise me is that something like this hasn't surfaced before now.

Steve

[willworkforT206]

Darn! I just checked all 36 of my T206s with Old Mill backs and not one of them is blue.

I wonder if any Cycle or Tolstoi backs were printed in blue that day.

Steve

[ullmandds]

i'm surprised such a card exists!!!!! after all of these years...noone's ever seen one? Faded Black ink? A scrap of some sort? Very odd?! I'm very intrigued by such a T206.