1887 N172 Old Judge John Ward

My cycloptic eye detects A+ attributes mitigated only by tilt. The image quality, so critical to cards of this set, is standout in this specimen's case.

The tilt is the only thing that really irks me. Good image.

I like the card and enjoy the look but the tilt and centering on the card distracts from the image which is nice the card has minor surface wear but nothing to complain about

Most of these I've seen are so faded you can barely make out the image and text on the card. This one looks as clear as it probably did about 140 years ago. Centering and tilt keeps this at an A, otherwise this would be god tier for me.

The tilt and the fading in the bottom half of the image knock this back a bit.

Too much tilt for my taste. Ward's image is really good, though.

Top tier eye appeal here, driven by superb image contrast and overall condition. Thosse for whom centering matters a bit less than it does to me will find the eye appeal even higher.