T205 Green Border cards- redux

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by t206blogcom

Green ink in my opinion. Could it just be missing the gold ink?

That's what happened Jason.

[drc]

Color enhanced image so it's hard to tell.

The metal could turn greenish (See Statue of Liberty), but not green like that.

If I had to guess, I'd guess ink. Metal-free T205s are seen from time to time, but it's usually yellow underneath not green. My guess is they used yellow to match the then shiny penny metal.

[Leon]

I should have the card in hand in a few days. At that time I will make a different scan, definitely not enhanced (not sure this one is but could be) and we can compare. I think it's green ink but it could be something else. For those that don't see the green, I thought only "I" was color blind .

[packs]

A lot of 58 green border cards sold for just over $2,000 in an REA auction a year or so ago. The cards in that lot looked different from this one. They were badly faded and most were hand cut.

[drc]

Collecting cards, memorabilia and antiques involves coming across things you haven't seen before.

[barrysloate]

As has been pointed out, the seller didn't adjust his colors right when he scanned the card. There's too much green in the whole image, so when you get it, the borders are probably going to look a little different.

[drc]

My guess is it's green, just not as bright as in the scan. It certainly isn't yellow.

[packs]

The REA green border lot breaks down to about 35 bucks a card and included major HOFers like Cy Young and Walter Johnson. Good buy for the person who got it.