tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647945990046303424.post7889653547641722921..comments2024-03-01T03:18:40.761-05:00Comments on Beardy's Baseball Blog: Old School Oriolesbeardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383850494363164578noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647945990046303424.post-9171570286101270022009-08-06T02:51:08.816-04:002009-08-06T02:51:08.816-04:00Actually, there never was a coating on the Hammond...Actually, there never was a coating on the Hammonds. That card is from '98, the only year Finest made an unprotected/unprotected refractor parallel. The back of the card is chrome-coated and really, that's the only way to tell the difference between one of those parallels from a regular card that just had the coating peeled off.<br /><br />Also, thanks for the trade Greg! I'll be sure to post soon as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647945990046303424.post-78695630086921449272009-08-06T00:40:39.133-04:002009-08-06T00:40:39.133-04:00Oh Crap, I was going to get back to you in a blog ...Oh Crap, I was going to get back to you in a blog post about Roberts and the HOf wasn't I? It's so unlike me to forget something like that. I'm usually so diligent about my posts.<br /><br />Bummer that someone peeled the protective coating off of the Hammonds. Probably lost a TON of book value there.<br /><br />Lastly: X-Fractors = Freakin' Awesome.Motherscratcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897795675799572040noreply@blogger.com