Which Topps issue has the worst centering?

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Originally Posted by skelly423

Speaking as a collector trying to build a centered set, the answer is hands down 1952. Even on the best cards, you'd be lucky to have 20% of the population of a given card with 45/55 centering or better. The worst cards may only have a dozen examples across the entire set run (Eddie Mathews comes to mind).

In my very unscientific opinion, maybe 10% of all 1952 cards printed were well centered. Even when you find centered examples, many of them are diamond cut.

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

And even more often than that, when you do find a centered example, it seems to have been so 'well loved' that the the wrinkles, creases and rounded corners weigh it down.

I was going to say the same thing. It is sometimes heartbreaking when one finally does come across a very well centered card only to see that it has been previously well loved.
I've tried to upgrade numerous of my 52's to more well centered, better conditioned cards, but sometimes I'm not sure if it is worth the disappointment?