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I know you all probably get a million of these emails, but I’m going through my old cards and found this plaque I got as a prize at Enchanted Castle when I was a kid. Enchanted Castle was an arcade type place in Lombard Illinois about 45 mins from Chicago.
Anyways I pulled MJ out to case, and noticed there’s no number 65 on the back of the card. Same as the rest of the of the starting 5. I’ve been looking all over for anything similar and can’t find anything. Could these be proofs since they don’t appear to have come out of packs? Or errors? Tonight is the first time I’ve ever taken them out.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Mike G.
Great question! Back in 1990 when the market for basketball cards was finally starting to pickup, Hoops issued uncut, but perforated sheets containing 12 cards with 10 featuring players and two featuring coupon or information cards. The 10 player cards are parallels of their standard issue examples from the 1990 Hoops set, but with the exception of perforated edges and no card numbers. Each sheet features players from one specific team, and they can be found for other NBA teams. Here’s a look at the Chicago Bulls uncut sheet:
These cards can be de-perforated (pieced out) and stored normally with the rest of a collection. While I don’t advise doing so, some people like to smooth the edges with scissors or a table cutter for a clean appearance. The issue with this is it usually causes the cards to be slightly smaller in dimension from the standard 2.5×3.5″ trading card size.
The question often becomes, “What’s it worth?” In the case of these 1990 Hoops promos, uncut sheets often go unsold in the current market for $10, which is where I’d put the value of the Michael Jordan alone. While graded examples are positioned to return premiums, raw examples are likely considered fair buys at $10 each.
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