Show your RAW cards

[jchcollins]

I don't mind the term "raw" cards, in fact it's really nice to see this. Back when I first started collecting older cards in the 1980's this was pretty much the only way they came, and back then there was no tremendous focus on ultra high-grade. Here are scans of a few of my favorites to get started. Will try to add a few more later in the day. Great topic!

[irv]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Hey you've got a '52 Mantle. That's more than most of us can say!!


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Oh, I hear you. I am very grateful/happy for sure! It's just the fact, out of all the cards I received from my Father, my Mantle had to be the worst, sadly.

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I don't mind the term "raw" cards, in fact it's really nice to see this. Back when I first started collecting older cards in the 1980's this was pretty much the only way they came, and back then there was no tremendous focus on ultra high-grade. Here are scans of a few of my favorites to get started. Will try to add a few more later in the day. Great topic!

Nice cards!

When I received my cards, 20-25 yrs ago, they were in a lidded cardboard box laid on their side with nothing protecting them from above.
They were located in a spot, where, imo, they could have very easily been damaged if someone had of set something heavy on top of them.

Needless to say, currently, they are as raw as they are ever going to get again!

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I don't mind the term "raw" cards, in fact it's really nice to see this. Back when I first started collecting older cards in the 1980's this was pretty much the only way they came, and back then there was no tremendous focus on ultra high-grade. Here are scans of a few of my favorites to get started. Will try to add a few more later in the day. Great topic!

Nice cards. Love the 55 Bowman Mays and Feller.

[irv]

Finally got around to taking my Mantle and Mays out of those hated cubes.

I was going to order, (and still may?) some Pro Mold vintage holders, but until then, everything bad I heard about those cubes finally got to me.

Cards look much better now imo when I scan them.

[Paul S]

I always keep some out of their usual card boxes, as I like to look at them. Here is what is on my current playlist: