Does this Old Judge deserve a SGC 40grade?

[BCauley]

So I was at a card show today and came across this very card. I thought that it was the one that I saw in this thread but not certain until I came back to this one.

I always view cards differently in person than on the computer for some reason. In person, the card is great....other than that cut on the left. For myself anyway, it was a large distraction from the rest of the card. BUT, we all have our likes/dislikes so to each his own.

(And no, they were not selling it at the show, only had it on display for the upcoming auction.)

[Wesley]

Darren, I just assumed the blurry name and advertisement on the bottom were due to a bad scan. But now looking at the SGC label with the clear text, I think you are right.

Bill, In person, was the image or the text off-register like in the scan?

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Wesley

Darren, I just assumed the blurry name and advertisement on the bottom were due to a bad scan. But now looking at the SGC label with the clear text, I think you are right.

I believe Barry came to the same conclusion earlier in the thread.

[Cat]

Originally Posted by Wesley

Darren, I just assumed the blurry name and advertisement on the bottom were due to a bad scan. But now looking at the SGC label with the clear text, I think you are right.

Bill, In person, was the image or the text off-register like in the scan?

I always look at the flip for comparison. I have picked up cards with pretty fuzzy images off of EBay with blurring in the flip and when received they were very nice. Someone had just made a terrible scan of the entire card/holder. The only savior for this card is if someone bumped the scanner while it reached the bottom portion of the card...but it doesn't look like that happened since the black insert isn't blurred.

[BCauley]

It did have a little blurriness. For whatever reason though, it didn't look AS bad in person. Now, this scan is obviously bigger than the actual card and the lighting is better than when I looked at it so I think it's safe to assume that this scan is in fact accurate.

Keep in mind now too, I don't have perfect vision and my short term memory is shot ever since getting back from Iraq in December. Just ask my wife.

[barrysloate]

I came to the same conclusion in the same way..the flip was clear but the text on the card was a double image.