Standard Card Thickness

steve B · #1 06-08-2019, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by clydepepper

Well, either my eyes or my reading...or both have gotten worse.

As it turned out, of the four cards I was considering, only one was left and the price was too high.

Thanks again.

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I'm sort of considering expanding on that list so the info about typical thickness is out there. A pressed card or corner would be thinner.

Bigdaddy · #2 06-09-2019, 07:02 PM

Just based on some long ago memories, here are some observations:

Generally, Donruss cards were thinner than Topps, especially the first issue in 1981. I don't think they could even stand up straight by themselves.

Early Upper Deck cards are also thin.

Score cards from 1988 and 1989 seemed thicker than average.

Topps traded/update seemed a bit thicker (at least in the 1980s) when the card stock was different than the regular issue.

I've recently been putting together a 1957 T baseball set, and those cards are very thick.

Estil17 · #3 08-30-2024, 12:11 AM

I'm also curious about this as to how the thickness and quality of Topps cardstock changed over the years, from 50s-80s or so.

Mike D. · #4 08-31-2024, 02:05 PM

1977 Topps, in particular, was printed on much thinner card stock than other Topps sets of the 1970's.

Estil17 · #5 09-12-2024, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike D.

1977 Topps, in particular, was printed on much thinner card stock than other Topps sets of the 1970's.

And the others?

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