1954 Bowman Help

[steve B]

Yeah, that's horrible. Send it to me and I'll deal with it properly --
By checking it off and adding it to my collection

Looks good from that scan, there are still plenty of nice 50's cards out there.
A higher res scan would show the really fine points of the printing, especially of the solid areas like the name panel on the front. Most reprints are rescreened and show the dot pattern.

I had the same reaction around 1982 when I saw the first really NM Goudey I'd ever seen. That incredulous moment of "that can't be real can it? " It was, and I should have bought it.

Steve B

[carlsonjok]

I took the same image and blew up a detail of it.

[steve B]

Yep, that's just fine.

Steve B

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by steve B

Yep, that's just fine.

Steve B

Thank you. To be honest, when I saw the detail when I blew the image up, I was getting increasingly worried. I will now return to being ecstatic about having this card.

[doug.goodman]

That's a beautiful card. Don't get it graded.
Doug

[jonron42]

If you dont want that ugly card I will take it and put it in my collection. LOL
Nice card!! There are actually a lot of 50s cards out there in great shape. I am putting together a 56 topps set and all the cards are in the same shape as the bowman you have.
Happy trading
Ron

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by jonron42

If you dont want that ugly card I will take it and put it in my collection. LOL
Nice card!! There are actually a lot of 50s cards out there in great shape. I am putting together a 56 topps set and all the cards are in the same shape as the bowman you have.
Happy trading
Ron

I'll be happy to trade you that Bowman for your 1956 set. Straight up, you don't need to throw anything else in.

I love the 1956 set and have started working on it slowly. I am just back into collecting and have been focusing on the 1970s sets I knew as a child, but I've been pulling 56s out of the discount boxes at shows. I have about 40 cards now. My only criteria is that there is some white border all the way around and it doesn't look like it was used as a drink coaster or baby pacifier. After standing at a counter in a card shop with a want list and obsessing about which 1977 common has better corners, it is a lot of fun to just get cards for the heck of it.