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This is a tough one. I know the grading companies sometimes define vintage as "pre 1980". When you look at the technology of the card manufacturing, that's a fair cut off date. But when I think vintage, the 1960's and earlier definitely qualify, and the '70s becomes my gray area. The first cards I collected as a kid were '78 Topps football. I do classify those cards differently in my mind than newer issues. Not only because of the cards themselves, but the sports seemed different then also. (Before everybody was a multi-millionaire). Anyway, pre-war cards are special in my mind. Maybe the age requirement is not quite right to call them antiques, but I definitely respect them on a different level.
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