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Old 12-31-2012, 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by novakjr View Post
While agree with the majority of your statement. The bottom edge and corners are the factory cut. And while it physically appears rough, it's not the typical rough from wear and tear. It doesn't fly on modern cards, but I've seen psa many times take that into consideration with cards from the 50's, sometimes even early 60's. We may not agree with it, but it is what it is.
Thank you, David. This is the kind of stuff I am trying to learn. I can look at a card, and carefully grade it, but there are different standards depending on the era the card came from, and I don't know all the subtle nuances that the grading companies have "allowed for".
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