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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Bicycle Rider Back - Cincinnati Blue Seal?
« on: April 21, 2019, 08:08:54 AM »
Hi everyone, I'm trying to find out what I have!
Ok so a bit of background, I bought my first deck of Bicycle standard playing cards a few weeks ago to use for Poker.
Previous to this I've only ever had unbranded low quality playing cards that do not last, so wanted to try a brand.
I could instantly tell how much better they were (obviously)!
Then yesterday I spotted a pack of 12 Bicycle cards in a charity shop window for much less (per deck) than what I paid for my single deck, so bought them.
When I got home I realised they did not say 'standard' on them, but said 'Rider Back', so I did some Googling.
After reading a few different things I stumbled across the following post from this forum:
https://www.playingcardforum.com/index.php?topic=12398.0
So from what I gather, I have 12 Blue sealed packs of Rider Backs that were made in the Cincinatti factory. It seems that some people regard these decks as better than the more modern ones.
Mine are all still sealed and come in the outer 12pk box but I couldn't find any info on the box to date it.
I have attached some pics.
Should I use and enjoy these cards or sell them? I already have some more brands in my Ebay watchlist, think I may start a small collection!
Ok so a bit of background, I bought my first deck of Bicycle standard playing cards a few weeks ago to use for Poker.
Previous to this I've only ever had unbranded low quality playing cards that do not last, so wanted to try a brand.
I could instantly tell how much better they were (obviously)!
Then yesterday I spotted a pack of 12 Bicycle cards in a charity shop window for much less (per deck) than what I paid for my single deck, so bought them.
When I got home I realised they did not say 'standard' on them, but said 'Rider Back', so I did some Googling.
After reading a few different things I stumbled across the following post from this forum:
https://www.playingcardforum.com/index.php?topic=12398.0
So from what I gather, I have 12 Blue sealed packs of Rider Backs that were made in the Cincinatti factory. It seems that some people regard these decks as better than the more modern ones.
Mine are all still sealed and come in the outer 12pk box but I couldn't find any info on the box to date it.
I have attached some pics.
Should I use and enjoy these cards or sell them? I already have some more brands in my Ebay watchlist, think I may start a small collection!