New Discovery to the Hobby - E98 Old Put Back with an Orange Front!

[ullmandds]

Wow...that's big Tim! Looks real to me...but I have no idea how to remove laminate or whether SGC will grade it? Good luck!

[Cardboard Junkie]

That's very cool!

[Jantz]

Knowing nothing about E98s, I really can't help you Tim, but I wanted to say that this is an interesting discovery and congrats on adding the card to your collection.

Its always exciting seeing new discoveries on this board.


Jantz

[sportzjunky]

Is it plausible that the heat from the laminator turned the red into orange during the lamination process? Those things can get pretty hot... Probably not, but just thinking out loud...

Congrats on the find!

[MyGuyTy]

Originally Posted by sportzjunky

Is it plausible that the heat from the laminator turned the red into orange during the lamination process? Those things can get pretty hot... Probably not, but just thinking out loud...

Congrats on the find!

I think if that were the case, wouldn't the other colors on the front be distorted and different too? Just a counter thought.

[Leon]

The stamp looks good to me. I wish it weren't laminated as I can't be 100% on the color, but it looks good. Maybe with it in hand you can see it better and know the color is good more than from a scan. Congrats on the pick up.

[Tao_Moko]

Seems plausible that it was laminated to preserve the stamp if the owner knew he had something special. Terrible idea, but effective in preservation to this point. One concern I would have is trying to remove the laminate. I had a couple bring in some Goudey's to the shop I worked in back in the 80's and they had laminated them in a sheet form. There were bubbles and the laminate did not stick to every card so I bought the sheet and attempted to cut around each card and peel the laminate off where the edges were bubbled and exposed. It does not work while the adhesive is still sticky!!! That was 25 years ago and I wonder if the laminate has yellowed and dried where it might come off now. Anyway, cool find and I don't see any red flags based on the scans. Comparing the stamp under a loop to a known authentic one might help.