1953 Bowman Color # 10 Richie Ashburn [#] (Phillies)

Grade	EX/MINT
Book Value	$ 150
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1953 Bowman Color # 10 Richie Ashburn [#] (Phillies) cards value

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10 Best/Most Interesting Error Cards

I've always loved VARIATIONS but not just errors. ERRORs are just errors and not corrected. ERROR VARIATIONS are errors that have been corrected. Usually onw of the (2) is scarcer than the other, sometimes even rare.
Here's one person's list of his top "error" cards..

1990 Topps Frank Thomas NO NAME
1989 Fleer Billy Ripken F..K FACE
1989 Score Paul Gibson CROTCH GRAB
2006 Topps Alex Gordon NOT SUPPOSED TO EXIST
1987 Donruss Opening Day Barry Bonds PICTURES JOHNNY RAY
T206 Sherry Magee MISSPELLED MAGIE
1985 Topps Gary Pettis YOUNGER BROTHER LYNN
1989 Upper Deck Dale Murphy REVERSED IMAGE
1990 Pacific Jim Nettles "A--HOLE" BAT
1988 Topps Al Leiter WRONG PLAYER

Someone else had several of the above plus:

1969 Topps Mickey Mantle (Mantle in White Letters) 
1952 Topps Johnny Sain-Paige Bio
1948 Leaf Gene Hermansk (misspelled) 
1977 Star Wars C-3PO #207 PE.IS
1954 Bowman Emlen Tunnell (misspelled with Tunnel) 
Sam Vincent 1990-91 Hoops #223 (Jordan wearing jersey #12) 
1981 Fleer Graig Nettles (Craig on the back)

First couple of "Variations" that popped into my head:

1958 Topps Hank Aaron & Roberto Clemente [YELLOW LETTERs]
1966 Topps Don Landrum [3 different pants button issues]
1962 Topps #139 [3 different variations - one is Babe Ruth]

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Reggie Jackson Baseball Cards

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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.