Psa 4?

[Luke]

And here's my 1.5 for comparison

[pokerplyr80]

That does look a little rough for a 4. Although I wouldn't be surprised to see it listed on ebay with "nice card for the grade" in the description.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

That does look a little rough for a 4. Although I wouldn't be surprised to see it listed on ebay with "nice card for the grade" in the description.

also a 'can get re-graded a half point higher' nice color as well....

[KCRfan1]

It looks like the serial numbers on both PSA examples shown are very low numbers. So, the cards were graded very early in PSA's existence, and they likely were more lenient with grading. If the cards were resubmitted now, they probably come back as 2's.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

It looks like the serial numbers on both PSA examples shown are very low numbers. So, the cards were graded very early in PSA's existence, and they likely were more lenient with grading. If the cards were resubmitted now, they probably come back as 2's.

funny there are many ebay listings where the seller states the cards are undergraded because they were very old grades and PSA was more stringent in the beginning and suggest you can get the card re-graded higher possibly..

[glynparson]

stating they were stricter in the beginning is a flat out lie. Both services have many early graded cards that do not fall within their current standards. Many "Merkle" graded SGC cards are no where near the quality they are assigned and would not cross to current SGC standards. PSA is very inconsistent on T206 grading, even more so on the early grades. And even more so on T cards graded 1-4.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by glynparson

stating they were stricter in the beginning is a flat out lie. Both services have many early graded cards that do not fall within their current standards. Many "Merkle" graded SGC cards are no where near the quality they are assigned and would not cross to current SGC standards. PSA is very inconsistent on T206 grading, even more so on the early grades. And even more so on T cards graded 1-4.

I agree. The card in the original post looks like a 2 to me. Except for the registry guys the mantra is always the same, buy the card, not the holder. Don't buy graded cards blindly unless you are only buying a number to get ahead in a game. IF you are playing the number game, then who cares, buy the highest grade you can and win, win, win!!

[Econteachert205]

Could be marketed as an inexpensive way to up your registry set.

[HRBAKER]

It's the very rare "It's snowing in summer" variation.

Expertise worth paying for.

[1880nonsports]

you should see the N162 6's and 7's with nearly the same amount of loss in Heritage's last big auction. Makes me crazier than I already am.