E90-1s have plate scratches too!

[Bliggity]

I just checked my 15 E90-1s, and two of them have plate scratches:

[frohme]

Found two from images of previously owned cards:

* Miller (fldg) - through the bats downwards to right ... also, lower right corner??
* Overall - through "American Caramel Co" downwards to right

For the record - that was 2 with scratches out of 23 cards
 

[Pat R]

That's great Ed. I'm sure no one would be surprised that I'm interested in
this. If you or someone else would like to do some work on this I would
be happy to help.

What I found works best is to make up some sheets like this... ( I made this
in a couple of minutes but it takes more time to make an accurate one)
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Then draw the scratch in like I did with the first Demmitt you posted.
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You can do this with several scratches and as you find new ones you can see if they fit any
of the spots on either side of an existing scratch. The main reason I find this
works best is all the cards are cut different but this will give an accurate placement of where the scratches should be.

The second Demmitt you posted has two vertical scratches so it will probably
be a good one to start with. I just did a quick check and found this Jennings
with two vertical scratches going in the opposite direction of your Demmitt.
E90-1 Jennings.jpg

[Pat R]

You already have an opposite sheet mate match.

Mikes Overall is a match to your Demmitt so there's probably an Overall
that matches the Demmitt you posted with the two vertical scratches.
E90-1 Demmitt.jpg

[Luke]

Great thread Ed! I have nothing to add but I'll be following along.

[Troy Kirk]

Great work, Ed! I love research on E90-1, it's one of my favorite sets. Glad to see Pat jumping in, too, really nice work on the T206 scratches. Not many scratches among my cards, but I can add four. The Joss looks like the origin of the scratches, that one is branching out all over.

[Pat R]

It's way to early to tell but it looks like Troy's Stone and McInnes line up
and possibly Mike's Miller.
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The miller has two scratches that would create one next to it similar to this.
img901.jpg

[Leon]

there almost looks like one on the left quadrant of this one...unless it's a crease.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-E90-1-A...8AAOSw9IpX1Jsl

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Luke

Great thread Ed! I have nothing to add but I'll be following along.

I really don't have anything to add either, but I can't resist asking if all the scratches smell the same?

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