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Posted By: JimB

Daniel,
I would guess it would be at least that much, probably more. I think the chip should disqualify the card from 84 status, but 80, or at least 70 seems very reasonable to me. That said, I am sure if I were to sell it, the eye appeal would bring a significant premium over an "average" SGC 50. But you are right, a third part opinion is worth a lot of money in the market these days.

I am not complaining too much about SGC. In general I think they do an outstanding job and are very consistent. I just think that on occasion (and this is not the only such experience I have had), I think they are a bit too strict. At other times, I see the opposite. I have seen some E cards with 99/1 centering that have graded SGC 40. I generally believe that grades should reflect the appeal of the card.
JimB