Grading Technical vs. Overall Appeal

[68Hawk]

Originally Posted by 3-2-count

Sure guys. The background story on the 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson rookie card which I purchased here on N54 from another well respected board member is that it originates from the collection of an elderly Iowa farmer who with the help of a couple wonderful collectors assisted him on having his childhood 1948 Leaf cards graded which were new to the hobby end of last year.

Other than some light corner wear and a faint factory print mark seen across Jackie's hat which is very common for this card, it has some areas on the front where it looks like something long ago touched its surface that I would say now resembles a dry sappy type of material. Who knows maybe at one time another card from the farmers collection was stacked on top of Jackie which may have had something on it. It will remain a mystery

Hard to pick it up as you can see from the scan and you have to either tilt the card in the right light or view it under a loupe to really catch it. Either way its a spectacular example which I'm damn proud to own.

I'm looking at the card as we speak and I'm not seeing any half moon paper loss at 3oclock that Daniel states. Must just be the scan.

Ripper card Tony!
You will enjoy that baby for as long as you keep her, it's everything you want in an honest 1948 issued Leaf. Just beautiful.

[3-2-count]

Thank you Daniel.

Much appreciated.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by 68Hawk

Ripper card Tony!
You will enjoy that baby for as long as you keep her, it's everything you want in an honest 1948 issued Leaf. Just beautiful.

Agreed! I would so much rather own a full-bordered example like that (with great provenance, that you KNOW is all-original) than a high-number graded example with sharp edges and snow white borders. I would never trust any highly graded 48 Leaf (baseball or football) these days.

Beauty!