Damaged Gehrig Goudey Card

[conor912]

I would say a couple hundo as is. If it could clean all the black shmoo off, I think it'd be a pretty nice card, the hole not withstanding....

[LuckyLuke]

Thank you all for your valuable input.

The question now remains, what is the right process in soaking and cleaning up such a card? Heard about it on these boards from others that have gone through the process themselves, but kind of a leap in putting it into practice on such a card, even though the value is a fraction of what it should be because of its condition.

PS. There are 2 other Ruth cards from the same set, in similar condition.

Lucky.

[MW1]

I would leave it as is. It looks like a reprint to me.

[LuckyLuke]

Here is a photo of the back of the card.

Thanks again.

Lucky.

[edhans]

Originally Posted by MW1

I would leave it as is. It looks like a reprint to me.

That was my first impression as well.

[brianp-beme]

Here are some other definitely authentic tack-holed damaged cards from the same batch (not all mine). These cards did not appear to have been exposed to the sun. Over the years I have seen many cards that were tacked and had fading from the sun...just not sure if the Gehrig is one of them, as the fading looks a little different. Perhaps the fading is due to 'unnatural' lighting

Brian

[Stonepony]

Looks like BB gun practice

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by LuckyLuke

Thank you all for your valuable input.

The question now remains, what is the right process in soaking and cleaning up such a card? Heard about it on these boards from others that have gone through the process themselves, but kind of a leap in putting it into practice on such a card, even though the value is a fraction of what it should be because of its condition.

PS. There are 2 other Ruth cards from the same set, in similar condition.

Lucky.

You have the Canadian WWG set. You have both Ruth Cards? Can you post pictures of those?

[swarmee]

http://www.psacard.com/smrpriceguide...udey-v353/1095

[buymycards]

It is hard to tell without a decent scan, but I agree with Michael that it may be a reprint. Even if it is real, soaking the card isn't going to make much of a difference in the appearance.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by conor912

I would say a couple hundo as is. If it could clean all the black shmoo off, I think it'd be a pretty nice card, the hole not withstanding....

Didn't realize it was Canadian...that'll drag the value down some. As far as cleaning it goes, before you do anything you should try and figure out what exactly the black stuff is....dirt, soot, mold? I've never seen soiling like that. Do you have a common you can test with?