1981 Coca Cola (Coke) Yankees

[steve B]

What auction was that that claimed Fisk was traded?

That perforated edge is interesting, much finer than Topps usually did at the time. I wonder if the set was originally planned as a sheet or panel?

[tulsaboy]

So a quick follow up question...on ebay a seller has a handful of groupings that he claims are "promo" sets along with packs of the same. These are three card groupings of issued cards (except for the Yankees) that look identical to the issued cards but have different numbers on the back (i.e., all of them are numbered 1-3.) Does anyone here have any additional information on this? Does anyone know if you can tell the difference between an "issued" pack and a "promo" pack any way besides opening it? The seller has several, including ones for the Astros, Phillies, and the familiar Yankees.
kevin

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by steve B

What auction was that that claimed Fisk was traded?

That perforated edge is interesting, much finer than Topps usually did at the time. I wonder if the set was originally planned as a sheet or panel?

Is it perfed or just cut lines and some scanner artifacts magnifying the effect?

[Pdxsheets]

I’ll post them tomorrow

[steve B]

Originally Posted by toppcat

Is it perfed or just cut lines and some scanner artifacts magnifying the effect?

To me it looks like very fine perforations. But I'm just going off the scans, which could be misleading.

[ALR-bishop]

Hey, there is nothing misleading about my scans

[steve B]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Hey, there is nothing misleading about my scans

Darn lack of clarity whenever I try to keep things brief....

I was thinking more along the lines of scans not always capturing dimensional things accurately, or oddly, adding dimension to things that are actually flat.

Then there's the whole human perception thing. I look at a lot of stamps, so i may be "programmed" to see perforations where someone else sees a dotted line.

Are they actually perforated?

[ALR-bishop]

I was kidding Steve. Always appreciate your insights. The card does seem to have a jagged edge which is pretty strange even for a unissued card presumably from a pre production sheet

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by steve B

Darn lack of clarity whenever I try to keep things brief....

I was thinking more along the lines of scans not always capturing dimensional things accurately, or oddly, adding dimension to things that are actually flat.

Then there's the whole human perception thing. I look at a lot of stamps, so i may be "programmed" to see perforations where someone else sees a dotted line.

Are they actually perforated?

I looked at the scan for a long time and it's impossible for me to tell but I lean toward a dotted line and not perforations. Always expect the unexpected with Topps and you'll never be surprised though!

[ALR-bishop]

Out of town but will try to post more focused scan of edge next week