Change of Pace: 1962 Green Tints (scan heavy)

[JollyElm]

I guess PSA has no clue what they're doing when it comes to green tints:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Topps-1...item20dd1969c3

Look at the dirt in the home plate area around his feet. It's accurately 'dirt colored ' and thus the regular, non-GT version of card #139. Now look at my card (above). Green, green, green!! Man, did they get it wrong.

[ALR-bishop]

Great post Daren. I had a lot of fun putting this "set" together

I know a guy working on an article about why at least two versions exist for each Topps checklist from the 60s and early 70s, which would include your observation in note 6

[Rich Klein]

I always found the DIck Hall card hard to tell if a Green Tint or not

[Paul S]

Nice work Daren, I wouldn't have the patience. So many of the 62Ts have such different colors. I have the most trouble when there's a Cincy Red and a green ball field in the background. I'm guessing that the photographer was dealing with the sun and different film speed, although I am certainly no photographer. What's up with Wally Moon? I always assumed that the headshot was the green tint (both cards are #190)..

[stlcardsfan]

Now that is an impressive Unibrow!!!

Originally Posted by Paul S

Nice work Daren, I wouldn't have the patience. So many of the 62Ts have such different colors. I have the most trouble when there's a Cincy Red and a green ball field in the background. I'm guessing that the photographer was dealing with the sun and different film speed, although I am certainly no photographer. What's up with Wally Moon? I always assumed that the headshot was the green tint (both cards are #190)..

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

I always found the DIck Hall card hard to tell if a Green Tint or not

hall.jpg

I refer to Dick Hall as 'ole shirty.' His GT is hazy, unfocused and the sky is very dark and not the light blue of his regular card. But to quickly spot his GT, look no further than his shirt front. If you can't see the entire top portion of his undershirt that runs across the opening in his jersey, then you're looking at his GT.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Now that is an impressive Unibrow!!!

Yes, you could land a 767 on them. Being a Cards fan you know that he played for them before becoming a Dodger. Won the '54 ROY over Aaron and Banks

[Harliduck]

Hey...cool stuff on the 62s and thanks for the info. I haven't spent a lot of time on that year and didn't even realize there were two pose card variations. Those are super cool, much like the 1969 Topps Clay Dalrymple. I don't collect variations unless I accidentally acquire them, but when I tackle the 62s I will want both poses to those variations. COOL.

I honestly don't understand the Green Tint cards and have no idea if I have any. Still very interesting...

[ALR-bishop]

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Nice work Daren, I wouldn't have the patience. So many of the 62Ts have such different colors. I have the most trouble when there's a Cincy Red and a green ball field in the background. I'm guessing that the photographer was dealing with the sun and different film speed, although I am certainly no photographer. What's up with Wally Moon? I always assumed that the headshot was the green tint (both cards are #190)..

Moon is definitely an anomaly. Each of the player pose variation cards--Lee Walls (#129), Billy Hoeft (#134), Bill Kunkel (#147), Carl Willey (#174), Eddie Yost (#176) and Wally Moon (#190)--have distinct GT attributes such as a green sky or a hazy, blurred look, except for Moon and Willey. The shots on their cards are definitely not examples of crisp photography or anything, but they are in no way 'overly greened.' However, the overall darkness of the shots coupled with the unbalanced redness of some of the skintones allows them entry into the GT canon.