1952 Topps Gray Back 3rd Series HELP SOS!

Republicaninmass · #1 07-10-2021, 09:49 AM

Yes, and no.

The cream stock is the same, but the reddish tone varies.

There are a few threads here on N54 about gray backs. High doubtful anyone is going to reveal "how to tell in an Ebay scan"

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ALR-bishop · #2 07-10-2021, 10:40 AM

Avery---not sure I am following all your points about the differences you are seeing and pointing out. Ted Z, myself and others have posted cream and gray back examples of certain cards side by side in the 52 Gallery thread and the differences are easier to see that way than with just one or the other in hand or in a scan. As Ted S points out most of the gray backs also have dull drab fronts that normally look much different from the cream fronts

I think with the printing process of that time you will often see shade difference in color on the fronts and backs. Some of the front differences have been highlighted in the Gallery thread.

Here are my cream backs of the two cards you posted

thatguywithadot · #3 07-11-2021, 01:51 AM

thanks ALR that helped tremendously along with Ted's input so thank you everyone too. I know image consulting isn't finite but i have learned to use baselines like used scanned images with same settings and scanners for comps etc which is what i used. im still intrigued by what i feel in person are definitively different stocks of which i never felt were grays but have only been 2 different designations so i posted title accordingly. The stocks of my 2 are clearly different in person and not the result of dirt or stains etc. I have wondered whether iin person the overall darkness of the Marshall to my rojek are the result of what is a over abundance of yellow in the print of the Marshall saturating the stock but that didnt make sense as the portrait would result in full stock saturations and is unprecedented. Ultimately just really wanted to know if there were any observable differences in cream backs seen out there as i had seen only consistency.

Thanks for the inputs and help as always gentlemen.

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