T206 "Brown" Old Mill Southern League Back...Legit?

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Oddly enough there is a new one for sale on ebay right now. I don't know how to link ebay stuff on here so maybe a "techie" could do that please. The # is 400105595192. It's a Helm SGC A (which the seller explains brown Old Mills were hand cut hence the A grade - is that true?). Oh, it's also 10K. Someone please comment on that also if you would.
Thanks!

Link as requested.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=400105595192






In this case the grading company is solid. The seller is solid. I have no idea on the price. As mentioned, they're pretty rare so it's hard to find comparisons.

[frankb22]

Is it true that the brown backs were all hand cut?

[DixieBaseball]

Guys - I do see the difference and have seen a handful of these over the years. I am still not convinced they are not a off color of black, with some serious fading, or botched black... There is definitely a difference in the colors and yes, it looks like a different shade from the black, but it is not appear to me to be a true brown color. It looks faded to me. Always has... I know there is a lot of difference of opinion on these... I certainly respect everyone's opinion on it, but I don't think we will ever definitively know... Also, I don't believe these are all handcut as indicated. I have seen examples that don't appear to be handcut, but cut from factory in normal process.