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Old 03-26-2016, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ALR-bishop View Post
The black star always commands a big premium because you need it for almost any master set. The partial black star and missing front border have less formal hobby recognition and are less sought after at this point ( Not on Registry master list)

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It would be a huge undertaking for sure, especially considering all these variations!

"In total, there are 145 total variations, or more than 25% of the standard 407-card set. As a result, you could write an entire book on the subject. Not even the venerable Mickey Mantle card escaped the gremlins of the Topps printing presses. His card variation includes the following identifiers: darker skin tone, a white printing dot alongside the left border, no black border around the Yankees logo, and the last "E" in his signature ends with the line pointing down."
That's insane! I'm doing a braves base topps set. Thinking about the possibility of doing it as a master set. I just have no idea where I could go to see if it's realistic.
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