Old Judge/PSA question

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Posted By: Rick McQuillan

Hi, I recently became interested in Old Judge cards. I bought a few and sent them to PSA for grading/authentication. Before I sent them to PSA I spent some time with Lew Lipsett's Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards, which helped me to identify the cards. I sent them to PSA as:

1887 0 numbered series Geiss
1888 Type 2 Getzein
1888 Type 2 Fagan
1889 Type 3 Murphy

When the cards were returned in the slabs, they were all labeled as 1887 N172 Old Judge.

Does anyone know why PSA doesn't differentiate between the various years that OJ's were produced? If I send in a 1952 Topps card it is labeled as 1952, not 1950. How do GAI and SCG handle the OJ's.

I have the same question about the 2005 Standard Catalog. Why are all of the OJ's lumped together rather than separated by types and years?

When I look at the PSA population report (which is listed alphabetically by first name, which is strange), it makes me wonder how much experience PSA has with the OJ's. Many names only show 1 or 2 being graded. The Bill Fagan card that I submitted appears to be the only Fagan graded by PSA.

I am a novice when it comes to OJ's, but I would imagine that some of you are experts. Any info will be appreciated.

Keep up the great work on the board. It makes for some interesting reading.


Thank you!

Rick