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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

There are many who think that the purpose of borders is to frame the picture and protect it from damage. As such, unless you plan to damage the card, borders are unnecessary.

Fortunately, the grading services do not subscribe to this philosophy. Therefore, you can often pick up cards with trimmed or damaged borders at deep discounts.

One way to determine if a card has been trimmed is to compare its dimensions to those which are published, rather than attempting to measure the borders. Im not sure of the size variance among '53 Bowmans, but in general cards from the 50s are way more consistent than earlier issues.