Show...me...your print variations!

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by bnorth

My fingerprint collection. The McNertney cards have varying amounts of the print shown, I have found 3 main variations with the print showing.

Just saw this mentioned on the PSA boards. I picked up this copy for 85 cents:
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But I also noticed the sales information on COMC. Since Oct 1, there have been 11 sales of this card. Previous quarters ranged from 0-4 copies.


Interesting? I bought mine since my father was a crime scene analyst for 30+ years for the state of Florida before he retired last year. Just reminds me of the AFIS computer and latent prints.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Just saw this mentioned on the PSA boards. I picked up this copy for 85 cents:
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But I also noticed the sales information on COMC. Since Oct 1, there have been 11 sales of this card. Previous quarters ranged from 0-4 copies.


Interesting? I bought mine since my father was a crime scene analyst for 30+ years for the state of Florida before he retired last year. Just reminds me of the AFIS computer and latent prints.

Cool card. There are 3 distinct different McNertney variations. In post #89 of this thread they are pictured along with another fingerprint card. I also picked up a 61 Fleer Al Simmons with a nice fingerprint from the B/S/T section a few months ago.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Cool card. There are 3 distinct different McNertney variations. In post #89 of this thread they are pictured along with another fingerprint card. I also picked up a 61 Fleer Al Simmons with a nice fingerprint from the B/S/T section a few months ago.

Yeah, I quoted your post. ;-)
I was showing that because of that post a few months ago, it probably led to a buying spree of this variation of the card on comc. See, Net54 drives sales...

[brightair]

Hmm... I wonder if your dad could identify the culprit.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by brightair

Hmm... I wonder if your dad could identify the culprit.

He probably could have, but that would be against the rules (unless it was for training new hires?...). Sadly, he passed away this summer. And the print will only match something if an exemplar is in the national database. So hopefully it won't match anyone, or they would have been accused of a serious crime.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by brightair

Hmm... I wonder if your dad could identify the culprit.

I have always figured it was Sy Berger's finger print........tough to tell if it matches the print on Ben's 61 McCovey.

[ALR-bishop]

[bnorth]

Wow, Al that one with the big yellow print error is super cool.

[SMPEP]

I'd bet it's not Sy Bergwer on the McNelty or McCovey cards. In my correspondence with him, he said that he did not get involved with the production of the cards. Now, Woody Gelman would be a possibility.

But in reality, it is probably an unknown printer, as Gelman was in the art department,not production effort.

Cheers,
Patrick

[ALR-bishop]

I bet both those guys would look at this thread and say all of us need to get a life. Baseball cards to them was just a token to sell gum