Cards with fuzzy edges

waltbfree · Jan 18, 2012

I have a few older cards that have side edges that are fuzzy or crinkled looking. Does this suggest they were laying on their side in a box or sloppy cutting or even counterfit

?

Notice the side in this 49 Leaf Dom DiMaggio:

and the 1961 Topps Roberto Clemente

Thanks for the help

rotorob · Jan 18, 2012

I've always heard that referred to as a "rough cut". Pretty common for earlier era cards, the blade would dull and, well you see the results.

waltbfree · Jan 18, 2012

rough cut

rotorob said:
I've always heard that referred to as a "rough cut". Pretty common for earlier era cards, the blade would dull and, well you see the results.

Ahhh, rough cut, makes perfect sense. Thanks

NYMets6986 · Jan 18, 2012

Yeah. I have a bunch of 1949 bowman cards with " fuzzy edges". I was wondering why the edges were like that as well.

mrmopar · Jan 18, 2012

Technology has improved greatly. If you want to freak yourself out, hold a stack of 55 Bowman baseball cards together and see if you can find cards that are the same size!! You'll swear you have a bunch of trimmed cards, even if you pulled them from packs yourself!!

NYMets6986 · Jan 19, 2012

mrmopar said:
Technology has improved greatly. If you want to freak yourself out, hold a stack of 55 Bowman baseball cards together and see if you can find cards that are the same size!! You'll swear you have a bunch of trimmed cards, even if you pulled them from packs yourself!!

That's what I'm saying. I stacked my 1949 bowman cards the other night and pretty much all of them were different sizes

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