Addie Joss T206 SBC card

[ValKehl]

Steve, it has long been my understanding that SBC was the predecessor to SGC. And, as I read it, the July 9, 2020, article in SCD that Lonnie references in his post above seems to confirm this, as follows: "Superlative Baseball Card Certification (SBC) was another one of the original card-grading companies in the 1980s ... SBC ended up selling to coin company NGC, which was owned by the guys who started SGC." I've had this one SBC slabbed card in my colection for as long as I can remember:

[Snapolit1]

Very cool.

Interesting to read about them.

[puckpaul]

They were reputedly a quality company back in the early grading days. I bought this Gretzky rookie from them, and i do think they were a predecessor to SGC. Same numerical grading scheme, too.

[boneheadandrube]

The only thing that I can contribute is that the current SGC does not honor the grades for a reholder (nor should they). This was a topic of conversation many years ago that I recall.

[Luke]

Did you really think his last name was Ross? I would just assume typo normally but the R and J keys are pretty far away.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Luke

Did you really think his last name was Ross? I would just assume typo normally but the R and J keys are pretty far away.

Heaven to Betsy, I believe he did!

Brian

[boneheadandrube]

Originally Posted by Luke

Did you really think his last name was Ross? I would just assume typo normally but the R and J keys are pretty far away.

Maybe he just came from a Japanese class.

[calvindog]

It’s Ross in the title of the thread too.

Maybe his favorite character on “Friends” is Joss?

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Luke

Did you really think his last name was Ross? I would just assume typo normally but the R and J keys are pretty far away.

Or he may have just watched True Grit, and confused Addie Joss with Mattie Ross.

Steve

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Steve D

Or he may have just watched True Grit, and confused Addie Joss with Mattie Ross.

Steve

Or maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention to what I was typing on my phone sitting on a train.

[Leon]

That's a really nice card, Val!
I am sure I have owned some SBC cards in the past. I don't remember if the grades were accurate, so they probably were. (or I would remember)

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Steve, it has long been my understanding that SBC was the predecessor to SGC. And, as I read it, the July 9, 2020, article in SCD that Lonnie references in his post above seems to confirm this, as follows: "Superlative Baseball Card Certification (SBC) was another one of the original card-grading companies in the 1980s ... SBC ended up selling to coin company NGC, which was owned by the guys who started SGC." I've had this one SBC slabbed card in my colection for as long as I can remember: