1956 Topps U.S. PRESIDENTS #18 James Buchanan

Grade	NM/MINT to NEAR MINT
Book Value	n/a
Our Price	$ 9.95 Add to cart

1956 Topps U.S. PRESIDENTS #18 James Buchanan Non-Sport cards value

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1986 Topps Football
The 1986 Topps Football set contained (528) cards. Top rookies were Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Reggie White, Andre Reed, Boomer Esiason, Bernie Kosar, Bruce Smith...
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1952/53 Bowman TV & Radio Stars of NBC

The 1952 and 1953 Bowman "TV & Radio Stars of NBC" card sets are classic examples of non-sports trading cards that captured the culture of the early television/radio era. This set marked Bowman's entry into the realm of television and radio personalities. It featured stars from the NBC network, a dominant force in TV at the time. Building on their success with the 1952 set, Bowman released a much larger 1953 set including a wider . range including more TV stars, reflecting the growing popularity of television. Figures like Bob Hope, Groucho Marx and many more.

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1956 Adventure cards

Issued by Gum Products Inc., this 100-card set covered a variety of subjects. Featuring mostly non-sport like military or wild life, it also had a few sports related cards. The most famous being Max Schmeling's card, removed very early from the set for featuring the Nazi symbol, making it by far the scarcest and most expensive in the set.

The information on back of many cards was somewhat spotty and sometimes wrong. Card #39 claims Yamamoto was shot down in 1953 rather than 1943. Another in demand and interesting card is Boston Red Sox Rookie sensation Harry Agganis and mention of his death on back.

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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.