Some of the mysteries and myths surrounding the most famous card in the hobby.

[Lorewalker]

In the infancy of grading or worse, when this Wagner would be THE card to launch a grading company, I am guessing those who initially handled it were simply looking at it to see how high it could grade...they were more than compromised that day in the grading room. If they were all willing to overlook that it was trimmed I doubt, under the circumstances that existed then, there was any suspicion or consideration given to it being a counterfeit.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Even if Bill had not trimmed it, as I've said before, it still should never have been slabbed because if real it's a sheet cut card. I have to assume PSA knew of both issues when they graded it.

I guess it worked out well for them. 31 years and countless altered cards later, the hobby doesn't care much.