1928 babe Ruth fro joy

[Junior5487]

I don’t know if you would have an opinion on this one. Don’t mind the card sleeve it was 2 pieces tell I got something to put it in.

[Leon]

From the picture it looks like it is cut from a poster and artificially aged. No legitimate company will grade that. Sorry for the not so great news.
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[Junior5487]

Thanks for your opinion. Unfortunately I think I agree with you from the research I have done also. Sucks I’ve had it sitting somewhere for about 25 years and just got it out. So were these cards not originally hand cut then? I always thought they were.

[Spike]

Originally Posted by Junior5487

Thanks for your opinion. Unfortunately I think I agree with you from the research I have done also. Sucks I’ve had it sitting somewhere for about 25 years and just got it out. So were these cards not originally hand cut then? I always thought they were.

Original cards were factory cut, sorry to say! Cards that appear hand-cut today _should_ originate from 80s/90s replica sets printed on single sheets. At the time, I believe those printers wanted to make it clear they were reprints. Some of those were even printed in color to underscore that, since Fro-Joy's original cards always used white stock. Some who bought those sheets trimmed them later without disclosing their origin.

I've seen reprints from at least as far back as the 80s and perhaps even older versions are out there! They can look old indeed, circa 2024.

[BabyRuth]

a slabbed "Look Out Mr. Pitcher"

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by BabyRuth

a slabbed "Look Out Mr. Pitcher"

Very nice card, Jim. But, you may want to consider acquiring a scanner with a CCD scanning element, which will produce scans of slabbed cards that aren't blurry.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Spike

Original cards were factory cut, sorry to say! Cards that appear hand-cut today _should_ originate from 80s/90s replica sets printed on single sheets.

This is not accurate. There are legit full sheets from 1928 that have been sold, with the mailer and the Ruth premium. Not a lot out there but there are hand cut Fro Joys which are 100% real. The best way to distinguish is with magnification and identifying the printing process that was used in the day--known as photoengraving.