Is this card pressed?

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

So we have the full context, what's happening here?

Did you buy the card already slabbed, and you're wondering whether or not you should return it? Or are you looking to purchase it and are concerned with the possible pressing? Or is it something else?

I am looking to purchase it and wondering if it's pressed.

[Lorewalker]

I am going with not pressed but since I cannot offer an explanation for what is going on with the reverse, not sure I am going to be convincing. I think it is best to pass when in doubt. Good eye, regardless!

[111gecko]

I'm not seeing anything to indicate it was pressed. I haven't seen a white "glow" before though. It's a '52 and I've seen a lot of weird stuff over the years when people jammed them into pages and the top 1/4 inch stuck out. It appears it could be the same scenario here.

I agree with previous posts though....if you're uncertain; there are plenty of RS available that may be a more comfortable purchase.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Lucas00

I am looking to purchase it and wondering if it's pressed.

I would say it's a weird gray area then. It's possible/probable that the graders didn't think it was pressed. We hear all the time about submitters who got cards back ungraded/rejected, usually due to 'pressing' occurring in screwdowns, so it stands to reason that the graders specifically look for those types of things.

And, I hate to say it, whether or not you think it was pressed, it does sit with (I assume) a number on the slab, so it's 'worth' just as much as any other card with the same number when it comes to selling it later on. Sort of a sad plausible deniability thing, I guess. Not saying that it's right, of course, but it is the reality of the situation.

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

I would say it's a weird gray area then. It's possible/probable that the graders didn't think it was pressed. We hear all the time about submitters who got cards back ungraded/rejected, usually due to 'pressing' occurring in screwdowns, so it stands to reason that the graders specifically look for those types of things.

And, I hate to say it, whether or not you think it was pressed, it does sit with (I assume) a number on the slab, so it's 'worth' just as much as any other card with the same number when it comes to selling it later on. Sort of a sad plausible deniability thing, I guess. Not saying that it's right, of course, but it is the reality of the situation.

It's in a bvg 4.5 with subgrades. Being-

Centering 7.5 (undergraded, for a '52 it's close to a 9)

Corners 4

Edges 7

Surface 8.5......?

Very perplexing. Probably will go for it and see what sgc thinks.

[glynparson]

I think it’s probably ok. Would be easier to tell
In person.

[ALBB]

good