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Friday, March 19, 2021

51 Is Chalky dk Yellow another 55 Armour color ?

There hasn't been a blog in awhile, but that doesn't mean there hasn't been anything going on.  Being a lover of color variations I am always intrigued when a new color shows up after 60+ years. 

That happened recently when i received a message from old time collector "armour coin" He sent a picture of a 1955 Mantle correct that was clearly NOT a chalky yellow (which is a pale yellow with a chalky texture to it) It reminded me of a coin I got from SFLAYank nearly 20 years ago, a Berra that graded a PSA 10. It was the only 55 Armour that I had ever seen in that color and I hadn't seen one since....till now. As you can see below (seeing is believing) it appears that both Mantle and Berra exist in this color that we will call "dk chalky yellow".. 

Our unwritten rule to be accepted as a true color variation is that at least 3 of any color have to be known to exist, so this will still not be listed as a 1955 "official color" but maybe there are more out there. If you have any like this please contact me ...



This certainly ties the (1) known silver correct Mantle  as the rarest  of the 1955 Armour coins. 






 

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