1973 - Uncut

toppcat · #1 03-16-2022, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

The sheet was a Topps Baseball sheet from 1969 and has a black border running the length of the half sheet on the left edge. None of the cards did not have any " * " or " ** " markings on the reverse, just the normal copyright logo.

On the pre-1977 sheets, every card has either a single or double asterisk on the reverse. Can you explain further on what this means? I was told by another sheet collector that it meant the card was from a sheet that was updated after the start of the production run.

Thanks.

A sheet was 264 cards made up of 132 card half sheets, called slits. There is an A slit and a B slit. One slit has one *, the other two **. They did this so the art dept in Brooklyn would know which slit the cards came from; it may also have indicated which part of a slit a card came from, depending upon the series or set size. It has nothing to do with an update.

lowpopper · #2 03-17-2022, 12:25 AM

Need that Matty Alou in Oakland uniform wow!

Any confirmed in existence?

Zach Wheat · #3 03-17-2022, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toppcat

A sheet was 264 cards made up of 132 card half sheets, called slits. There is an A slit and a B slit. One slit has one *, the other two **. They did this so the art dept in Brooklyn would know which slit the cards came from; it may also have indicated which part of a slit a card came from, depending upon the series or set size. It has nothing to do with an update.

Thanks. That makes sense. When some cards on the 1991 Topps DS sheet were revised, they changed the sheet code and * on the reverse.

toppcat · #4 03-17-2022, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Thanks. That makes sense. When some cards on the 1991 Topps DS sheet were revised, they changed the sheet code and * on the reverse.

That may be an anomaly as DS is a weird one but you raise a good point. The */** practice may also have changed over the years. I think it started in 1971 for baseball.

Are there any other sets out there where it may indicate an updated card?

steve B · #5 03-17-2022, 12:01 PM

Not that I can think of.
A couple small sets I collected come both ways, the 74 checklists and the hockey inserts that are similar to the 69 supers. On the hockey ones I'm pretty sure both were available in packs around the same time.

I'll have to check some 70's variations, like the Washington 74s and see if they have different *s.

I'm not sure about 91 either, to me the stuff like A*B* or __B* are cases of Topps not removing the sheet designation that didn't apply then correcting it later. I suppose it's sort of both. They messed up the sheet designation then revised it, but I don't think any had ** for the second version.

Zach Wheat · #6 03-18-2022, 08:01 AM

Dave,

I am unsure. The sheets aren't easy to look at. I have even bought sheet toploaders to help protect the sheets while I view them. Funny to think they make jumbo toploaders that fit half sheets. There is no easy way to manipulate the sheets without creating wrinkles.

The progression of naming sheets & cards has changed considerably over the years. I have mainly Topps sheets, but also OPC, Kellogs, Hostess blocks and Fleer sheets. Each company used a different naming system to track location of the sheet/card in the process. Most Topps cards, but not all, have an " * / ** ".

toppcat · #7 03-18-2022, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Dave,

I am unsure. The sheets aren't easy to look at. I have even bought sheet toploaders to help protect the sheets while I view them. Funny to think they make jumbo toploaders that fit half sheets. There is no easy way to manipulate the sheets without creating wrinkles.

The progression of naming sheets & cards has changed considerably over the years. I have mainly Topps sheets, but also OPC, Kellogs, Hostess blocks and Fleer sheets. Each company used a different naming system to track location of the sheet/card in the process. Most Topps cards, but not all, have an " * / ** ".

The most consistent thing about Topps is their inconsistency! Always and forever...

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