Change of Pace: 1962 Green Tints (scan heavy)

[stlcardsfan]

Now that is an impressive Unibrow!!!

Originally Posted by Paul S

Nice work Daren, I wouldn't have the patience. So many of the 62Ts have such different colors. I have the most trouble when there's a Cincy Red and a green ball field in the background. I'm guessing that the photographer was dealing with the sun and different film speed, although I am certainly no photographer. What's up with Wally Moon? I always assumed that the headshot was the green tint (both cards are #190)..

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

I always found the DIck Hall card hard to tell if a Green Tint or not

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I refer to Dick Hall as 'ole shirty.' His GT is hazy, unfocused and the sky is very dark and not the light blue of his regular card. But to quickly spot his GT, look no further than his shirt front. If you can't see the entire top portion of his undershirt that runs across the opening in his jersey, then you're looking at his GT.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Now that is an impressive Unibrow!!!

Yes, you could land a 767 on them. Being a Cards fan you know that he played for them before becoming a Dodger. Won the '54 ROY over Aaron and Banks

[Harliduck]

Hey...cool stuff on the 62s and thanks for the info. I haven't spent a lot of time on that year and didn't even realize there were two pose card variations. Those are super cool, much like the 1969 Topps Clay Dalrymple. I don't collect variations unless I accidentally acquire them, but when I tackle the 62s I will want both poses to those variations. COOL.

I honestly don't understand the Green Tint cards and have no idea if I have any. Still very interesting...

[ALR-bishop]

[talkinbaseball]

I love learning the history of baseball cards.

[JollyElm]

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I guess I should've been more specific in my original post. When I'm talking about determining whether or not a card is a Green Tint, I am specifically talking about looking at just a single card. If you have both the GT and the regular card side by side, it is incredibly easy to see the differences in the two. But if you're looking at a single card and are trying to determine if it's a GT, it can be very tough at times. Some tips are definitely useful.

With Mack Jones, for instance, the giveaway is the appearance of that blue line in the background at left. If it's there, you have a GT.

[steve B]

Great stuff, I've always liked the green tints for some reason. I have a few, but haven't really worked at getting all of them. Maybe that's a good project for the new year.

Looks like a bunch of them are less obvious. I'll have to take another look at my 62s.

Steve B