1925 Exhibits vs. 1926 Exhibits

[Exhibitman]

Can't go by scans; gotta have them in hand and side by side. Scanning just has too many variables.

[smtjoy]

As Adam said really hard to judge the ones on ebay because everyone has different scanner settings, I have bought a number of them thinking they were black only to be 1926 blues. Some of them are just plain tough to tell apart vs others very easy, the Ruth is easy but other like the Culyer is real hard. Having them in hand is the only real way to tell for sure.

As I said in another thread the grading companies got lots of them wrong, esp PSA, heck I just think they slab any with a box as 1925. I know SGC is trying hard to be correct as they had called me twice recently when grading Gehrigs to make sure they got them right.

[bcbgcbrcb]

That's a good point, Scott. Many are obvious but some are not and unfortunately for me, the Cuyler that I am questioning is one of the most difficult to tell. Here are 5 of mine, 2 that I am quite certain are 1925's and 2 that have to be 1926's as they were not produced in 1925 along with the Cuyler in question.

[smtjoy]

Phil can you scan them at the same time, put the culyer in the middle with a 1925 on one side and a 26 on the other. I will post an example where the left is a 26 Bancroft, the right is a 25 Bancroft and as you can see the Cobb in the middle is a 1926-

[bcbgcbrcb]

Scott:

Good idea, I don't have the cards handy as I keep them in safe deposit boxes. Next time I can get to them, I'll try that. Of course, this idea assumes that the 1925(s) has/have been identified correctly as I know that the 1926's must be correct.

[smtjoy]

Phil just use your Terry as its a 1925 (in 1926 it was issued without the box) and your Gehringer as the 1926 as we are for sure what year each was printed.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Will do, thanks, Scott. I will also look at them myself side-by-side in person and hopefully, I'll be able to tell the difference.

Is the tint on the Gehringer one of the easier ones to differentiate (more bluish) or is it one of the tougher ones (more grayish)? I know that it has to be a 1926, just want to know for comparison purposes to the Cuyler.