Ray Wersching 282 Appraisal

1983 Topps Ray Wersching San Francisco 49ers Football Card #282

This is a standard-sized (2.5 by 3.5 inches) vintage sports trading card featuring placekicker Ray Wersching of the San Francisco 49ers. The card was manufactured by Topps in 1983, a year notable for its distinct design featuring a large, vertical, sans-serif block-lettering for the player's last name across the bottom. The color scheme is a deep black border framing a photographic image of the player in his red 49ers jersey (number 14). A yellow banner at the very bottom spells out '49ERS' in black text. The Topps brand logo is visible in the upper right corner. The card is currently housed in a clear protective plastic sleeve. While the card face appears to have decent color preservation, the top edge shows slight white chipping or 'wear' common for black-bordered sets of this era. The centering appears slightly skewed toward the bottom. The surface gloss seems intact, and no major creases or tears are visible through the protective sleeve. This specific card represents a piece of NFL history from the era of the 49ers' rise to prominence in the early 1980s.