S1: 1985 Hall-of-Fame Gallery - COMPLETE SERIES #1 (9) MINI BRONZE PLAQUE

LIMITED EDITION ONLY 1,000 MADE !!! Beautiful 1x1-1/2 inch solid bronze HOF Plaque replicas. The 9 players below in special velvet case

Grade	* MINT *
Book Value	n/a
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S1: 1985 Hall-of-Fame Gallery - COMPLETE SERIES #1 (9) MINI BRONZE PLAQUE cards value

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1984 Donruss Baseball

After (2) years of releasing very dull, un-inspiring baseball card sets, Donruss hit a huge HOME RUN with their 1984 issue !!! The card design was beautiful and the card stock was significantly improved.
TOP ROOKIES: Although neither made the Hall, Don Mattingly and Darryl Strawberry had huge impacts thru their careers. Hall-of-Famer Joe Carter was the only rookie from this crop to make the Hall.
Diamond Kings continued to attract collectors and the set also featured a multi-player Short Print card of Carl Yastrzemski & Johnny Bench.
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Baseball card collecting terms (part G)

Grade/Condition Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges, creases, print flaws ... all combine to determine a card's condition or grade. Along with rarity/scarcity it is the major factor in a card's value.

Graded Card As values increased the condition of cards and the determination of fakes and alterations became increasingly more important. Various companies became "graders" of your cards. For a fee they would grade your card (usually on a 1 to 10 scale) and then placed in a sealed plastic holder with labelling of the vital information.

From past experiences, most people are NOT HAPPY with the grades they receive. To keep values up, graders can be extremely picky. Things you don't see, they do so don't be surprized when the NEAR MINT card you send in ends up with an EX or EX/MINT grade.

There are TOO many grading companies - if you do, do choose carefully. PSA / SGC / GAI / BGS are some of the many companies. It is good to know that getting a card graded by a company that people do not recognize or respect will usually just cost you time and money and not help you in any way.