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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

The appearance of a card is only evidence substantiating its grade. The slab is proof.

It is the collector who must realign his thinking here, not the grading companies who should alter their criteria. The slab is the proof. The card is only evidence.

Ask any registry collector about grading, and see how many blank stares you get. Who cares about the method, what counts is the result! Who cares about the evidence, the only thing which matters is the proof.