Clearly a high end card, but that print damage on the front with the black smear is a bit close to the line for me to be an 8. I wonder (if everything was on the level, of course...) if the card was otherwise considered a 9 and that brought it down to an 8. It's not horrible, but it is noticeable.
I've seen plenty of vintage 8's before with a touch of print damage, but it's usually more subtle than that.
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Last edited by jchcollins; 12-30-2020 at 08:08 AM.
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