1968 Nolan Ryan RC Fake or Cut Long?

[TXLeaguer]

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[thatguywithadot]

The card definitely is real though! it has the proper fills where it should and half toning elsewhere in atypical commercial precision for crisp detailed brilliant imagery!

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Avery, Thank you for the detailed responses. The flatting/pancaking makes a lot of sense. I will take a pic of the back when I get home from work and I'll post it.

[thatguywithadot]

Not a problem my man! That is what this forum is hear for and what the core collective community is all about. I could tell you bluntly no but that falls into that whole teach a man to fish mantra and i choose to live by that!

I created a thread for the 1968 Topps Milton Bradley Nolan Ryan fake identification freshly after replying to your post earlier and theres lots of detailed breakdown you may or may not know or just need a reminder to pay attention too! i will finish uploading pics and examples for contrast when i get to it soon i am just juggling my store and couple kids and a ticking sleep time bomb on my end lol

anybody feel free to chime in and let him know what you know! i am just a freshly 30 year old whose studied and handled a ton of cards and studies in our field that are pertinent but an old timer may very well have a different view on these things or refute something i am saying and we want to hear that for balance and discussion!

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Originally Posted by thatguywithadot

Not a problem my man! That is what this forum is hear for and what the core collective community is all about. I could tell you bluntly no but that falls into that whole teach a man to fish mantra and i choose to live by that!

I created a thread for the 1968 Topps Milton Bradley Nolan Ryan fake identification freshly after replying to your post earlier and theres lots of detailed breakdown you may or may not know or just need a reminder to pay attention too! i will finish uploading pics and examples for contrast when i get to it soon i am just juggling my store and couple kids and a ticking sleep time bomb on my end lol

anybody feel free to chime in and let him know what you know! i am just a freshly 30 year old whose studied and handled a ton of cards and studies in our field that are pertinent but an old timer may very well have a different view on these things or refute something i am saying and we want to hear that for balance and discussion!

Just read the MB Thread. Bravo sir. I have 60x loupe that I use and a black light.

[thatguywithadot]

no worries and thanks figured it would be good to put up as i was looking lately and seeing quite a bit of fakes out there long standing ebayers were selling lol.

For some reason i swear i am seeing a bit of warping on your card backside left middle edge zone and bottom right edge. Looks like a wrinkle starting at left mid edge going right under the word jacksonville LOL just remembered you had a crease on front ...

it must have been attempted to work and press it out and if i am picking up warping very well could have been expanded soaking to work it and too much pressure wet and while drying stretched the card out...you could always measure the edges all around in sleeve with a caliper or just grab another 68 card if you have any and see what the measurement is and i can tell you any of the 68s i have next to me here if you dont have any as this would be the cause if thinner of pressing obviously...hope you didnt pay too much but when you said comc i cringed lol

[cornhusker]

Original question was can they sometimes be cut 1/16 in long? - yes, at times.
I would not get too hung up with miscut long or measuring corner thickness on a card that appears to have a crease running through the center. This shows as a decent looking card for what it is.
Also, while you can measure card stock thickness w precision measuring tools, it's not possible to measure .001 mm (1 micron) with a caliper.