Down memory lane...1974 dealer price list

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Posted By: Joe P.

I would pay a penny a pack at a candy store near my grade school PS 86 on East 96th St Manhattan, stuff the gum in my mouth and then go down the steps of the entrance to the Lexington Ave subway on the corner.
We had an area there that was perfect for me and my other 10 year old schoolmates to do our card flipping.
This was 1941 so I don't know how long flipping went on as a kid sport.
The idea was that one would flip, and the other would try to match heads or tails.
After awhile we had it down to a science and matching a flip was a give, but until that moment, stacks were won and lost by the new entrants into the gambling world.

After looking at BOTN's post, it automatically made me think of slabs.
Thinking of 1989 slabs made me wonder.

How would the flipping of our 1941 Play Ball's be affected if they were slabbed?

Would the landing on the street of a flipped slabbed 1941 PB damage the slab?

If per chance there is a match of the flipped slabbed PB's, Joe D and Teddy are facing up, but one of the slabbie's appears to be cracked, ... is it still a match, or is it now Ungradable?

I guess what I'm asking is:
Which slabber will hold up in a flipping contest?
PSA, SGC or XYZ?

Joe