T 205 border color

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Posted By: boxingcardman

I've seen this same thing on other T205s, but always with very heavy wear. The gold ink had actual metal in it (not gold--from the way it tarnishes I'd guess something copper, zinc or tin based). A small T205 find I was in on a few years ago had very bright borders, much brighter than the typical cards. They'd been sitting in a box for 90+ years without light or handling to fade them. When the cards get really worn, they sometimes seem to take on a dull greenish appearance.

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