1949 Bowman Satchell Paige #224

One of my favorite cards that I’ve had the privilege of grading

Corner rounding factors in here but the overall eye appeal is top tier still.

Very nice color and image. Outstanding centering. A few surface blemishes but minor.

A Tier that falls just short. But Wow love the image and the colors and how the borders frame the image

Registration, some edge wear, and the corners keep my pure beauty reaction to this Paige at the "very good" level of B+. Given the degree of corner and edge wear I would expect the old number system to come down hard here, resulting in quite the EyeQ+ score when the dust settles. A pretty example of a card that has always been too in the shadow of the Leaf, in my opinion. Both are awesome cards.

Attractive Paige with corners/edges and registration being the issues I'd note. Very good looks shine through, though.

Arguably one of the best ones ive seen ever in a low grade.