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Baseball Rarities 11-07-2023 08:17 PM
They came with square corners.

Peter_Spaeth 11-07-2023 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CW (Post 2386967)
Every example I have seen from this "set" has had slightly rounded corners, but they've also shown other signs of wear, so it's hard to tell how the corners started out in 1914.

Does anyone know if these cards were issued with the corners already rounded, or were they perfectly square when new?

If they started out already a bit rounded, then the SGC grade is not too crazy, since the central image is pretty clean and crease free, despite the chipping and creasing in the edge areas.
https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...set-babe-ruth/

CW 11-07-2023 08:25 PM
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Ah, OK, thanks, Kevin and Peter. I also just found this older article and now see the Ruth does have a fairly heavy crease in the corner that does hit the central image. I'll admit now the grade is a bit generous. Hope it still breaks records.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...eum-rare-card/

Shankweather 11-08-2023 12:14 PM
Who makes up the pool of bidders for a card like this? Is there a cast of usual suspects for these big-time cards?

jsfriedm 11-08-2023 01:20 PM
Zuck, Musk, Buff(et), and the Sultan of Brunei

Jobu 11-08-2023 05:43 PM
Funny that the Monet is described as "unseen".

Leon - it seems to me like you need to start another "guess the hammer price" contest for the Ruth!

Vintagedeputy 11-08-2023 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by parkplace33 (Post 2386825)
I am in the minority, but I think it is accurately graded.
I agree.

HercDriver 11-08-2023 06:47 PM
Nope
 
I don't agree, just based on my "days of yore" grading. In the way back when days, a card with multiple creases that broke the paper, would be a GD card. TPGs have made it even harsher than that, so I don't see how this could have ever received a 3 grade. As a raw kind of guy, it would be a raw 2 in my book. And I would expect at least one number less from a TPG.

ValKehl 11-08-2023 08:26 PM
I see this card as a 1.5, at best, by today's standards.

theshowandme 11-09-2023 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TUM301 (Post 2386819)
Monet really pumps my knads !

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...51800f06c5.jpg

Me too. Have more at SGC including another very scarce full name variation

steve B 11-09-2023 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by theshowandme (Post 2387291)
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...51800f06c5.jpg

Me too. Have more at SGC including another very scarce full name variation
What damage do those have the SGC graded them so low?

theshowandme 11-09-2023 07:01 AM
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What damage do those have the SGC graded them so low?

Almost all of them have scrap/glue on the back

The Felix Potin albums were massive with over 500 cards per release across 3 releases

mrreality68 11-09-2023 07:06 AM
learning alot on this thread from
1. then vs now grading
2. Art World and Their auctions
3. Square vs Round Corners
4. High Estimators vs low estimators

Love it all keep it coming

Since we love to diversify our threads always wondered who would have won in a real world fight Sponge Bob or Pappa Smurf?:D:D:D

theshowandme 11-09-2023 07:19 AM
Just like cards, art can be heavily restored and it is generally accepted. The Salvator Mundi documentary is a must watch for anyone that’s a fan of Leonardo. It has some controversy behind it though!

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...976d071538.jpg


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