Memory Lane Mantles

[irv]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

There is no chance the sgc 5 goes for more than the psa 7. I would be shocked if it went for half as much. A nice dead centered 5 could bring close to what that 7 will though.

After having another look after posting the pics up, I'd say the PSA copy will most likely win out now as well.

I like the colors better and the centering. PSA usually wins out with equally graded SGC's and I think if the SGC 5 was somehow another PSA 7, it would come in second.

[ullmandds]

I prefer the sgc...if I had to pick. I like the background blue color better on the first run too.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I prefer the sgc...if I had to pick. I like the background blue color better on the first run too.

And why should we care about your opinion?

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

And why should we care about your opinion?

To me it looks like (to borrow the BGS criteria) the SGC card has better centering, edges, and surfaces, while the corners are about the same (SGC slightly better on the top, and PSA slightly better on the bottom).

[Peter_Spaeth]

The color on the PSA looks normal to me, the color on the SGC looks strange. Do they really vary that much?

[irv]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The color on the PSA looks normal to me, the color on the SGC looks strange. Do they really vary that much?

Same.

I couldn't think of a better scan that shows a multiple of Mantle cards than this PSA one.

Note, both print runs are shown from 10 gem mint down and the only one that looks anything like (imo) to the SGC copy is the Fair 1.5.

Maybe the blue tint/hue card is a variation?
https://www.psacard.com/resources/gr...andards/#cards

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The color on the PSA looks normal to me, the color on the SGC looks strange. Do they really vary that much?

Yeah, I guess, based on these scans.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Of those all but the 86 seem to me to at least be in the same neighborhood and scan differences could account for it. They all look the slightest bit blue/green to me and with a more vibrant facial color.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The color on the PSA looks normal to me, the color on the SGC looks strange. Do they really vary that much?

After seeing the SGC at the National, the color is normal. The difference is a lighting issue from the picture.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

To me it looks like (to borrow the BGS criteria) the SGC card has better centering, edges, and surfaces, while the corners are about the same (SGC slightly better on the top, and PSA slightly better on the bottom).

I don't know what you are seeing. SGC is slightly better centered, though badly off centered, but tilted. I would give them equivalent centering, the SGC better surface, though some here disagree with me. The PSA has better edges and much better corners. The PSA has sharp corners with a slight touch on lower right. The SGC has wear on all 4 and slight rounding on upper right and lower right.

[irv]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I prefer the sgc...if I had to pick. I like the background blue color better on the first run too.

Mine is a first run card yet it looks more like the second run PSA copy than it does the first run SGC copy.
It could be the scans, I am not sure, but it does have me wondering?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I prefer the sgc...if I had to pick. I like the background blue color better on the first run too.

As far as I know variations A and B do not have different background colors.