Detecting Color Added on ‘71 Topps

[jchcollins]

Blacklights are pretty good at picking them up if you know what you are looking for. Also, many kids back in the day were careless and got Sharpie marks on the edges that sometimes even bleed over into the back.

That said, I’ve been duped before as well.


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[Smanzari]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Blacklights are pretty good at picking them up if you know what you are looking for. Also, many kids back in the day were careless and got Sharpie marks on the edges that sometimes even bleed over into the back.

That said, I’ve been duped before as well.


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I've had some success with this method - I will check the sides/top of the stack, then individually go through with a Black Light; its not perfect as some probably get missed, but I do feel like its more effective than trying to figure out under regular light

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Smanzari

I've had some success with this method - I will check the sides/top of the stack, then individually go through with a Black Light; its not perfect as some probably get missed, but I do feel like its more effective than trying to figure out under regular light

Obvious recoloring on the front of a ‘71 Topps card is going to flouresce purple under a blue light. But tiny areas still could be hard to pickup.

I bought an EX-MT-ish ‘71 set a few years ago, and for the first time invested in a blacklight. Looked not at every single card, but you can bet all the stars and HOF’ers. (The cards were purchased from a collection of over a thousand ‘71s, and were obviously from the same source).

They were all clean, but it took some time.


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