“Diamond cut” card - impact on grading?

[Belfast1933]

I always learn so much from this forum… and recently, I learned what a Diamond Cut card was - see below.

Wondering what others experience is in submitting cards like this for grading? Any thoughts what grade this might get? Worth submitting to SGC?

Thx for the advice

Jeff

[butchie_t]

What is it because I’m still not getting it myself.

[Belfast1933]

If I have it right, diamond cut is when the card itself was printed at an angle, straight cardboard, but angled image (you can see this one more on the back of the Bench)

[butchie_t]

Mmm, I think I see it now. The front right of Bench, the black border line is closer to the edge at the bottom than it is at the top?

It is reversed on the left side. I believe that is what you are referring too. Thanks!

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Belfast1933

If I have it right, diamond cut is when the card itself was printed at an angle, straight cardboard, but angled image (you can see this one more on the back of the Bench)

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....some graders back in the 1990's were more lenient than others ....notice the slight tilt of the picture on this otherwise PSA 8 example....you may have to tilt your head and squint to see it ...
(PS The card on the bottom received a "1"

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[butchie_t]

Now that one I see exactly what it means. so, another learning moment provided by the good forum community.

Thanks to you both!

Cheers,

[Jcosta19]

I have heard on the boards (not from personal experience) that SGC is returning lots of these diamond cuts as authentic only or not grading them because they are "miscut."

Just something I've read over the last couple months, so there is a chance they would only grade it as authentic.

That being said yours is not as severe as many out there, so it might be worth a shot.

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[Aquarian Sports Cards]

To me diamond cut means the cardboard isn't square I've see some pretty amazing rhomboid shapes over the years.

A card that is all right angles with a tilted image I call, well, tilted image.

[TanksAndSpartans]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

To me diamond cut means the cardboard isn't square I've see some pretty amazing rhomboid shapes over the years.

A card that is all right angles with a tilted image I call, well, tilted image.

This is my understanding too. The word cut in there indicates an issue with the cut not the image placement. The Bench card displayed looks like an issue with the cut whereas the Jones looks tilted. I see diamond cuts graded as long as they still fit in the holder. Hard to know what the penalty is as it isn't something I've ever seem mentioned in TPG guidelines.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Check this thread for more info and some wild images:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=202891

[toledo_mudhen]

This one has been a "placeholder" in an EXMT Set for a while now. Just can't seem to find the perfect center example that I want. Doesn't bother me all that much - but enough to want to replace it. So I think if this one graded out then you should have no problems with your example.

[iwantitiwinit]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

To me diamond cut means the cardboard isn't square I've see some pretty amazing rhomboid shapes over the years.

A card that is all right angles with a tilted image I call, well, tilted image.

Correct

[chadeast]

What do you call a diamond cut T201? hexagon cut?

[Jcosta19]

Wow that was fast.
Congrats!

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