1972 Topps - Centered

[jchcollins]

'72 is an extra challenge, because in addition to just plain centering, you have to worry about tilt / skew / diamond cutting to an extent that you don't have to with other sets. '73 Topps is the same way.

[Rickyy]

I have a loose 72 set....many came from vending boxes...but even with that, its chock full of miscuts....and off centered cards. I hate diamond cuts (L to R OC or top to bottom OC as long as its not extreme) don't bother me as much. I must have bought/sold/upgraded 8-9 loose Nolan Ryan to get one that I liked.

Ricky Y

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Rickyy

I have a loose 72 set....many came from vending boxes...but even with that, its chock full of miscuts....and off centered cards. I hate diamond cuts (L to R OC or top to bottom OC as long as its not extreme) don't bother me as much. I must have bought/sold/upgraded 8-9 loose Nolan Ryan to get one that I liked.



Ricky Y

The centering / tilt problem as a combo seems particularly prevalent in the higher series. Will agree with you on the Nolan Ryan card, I finally got an SGC 7.5 that I’m happy with. Centering and tilt are not 100% perfect, but it’s close enough. The card also has rough cut edges, which some people don’t like but they’ve never bothered me.

Particularly with that #595 card, even examples in super high grade slabs can have noticeable tilt. It’s about enough to drive you nuts.


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