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T206CollectorI have a T206 Chance Yellow portrait with a pencil erasure on the back. It used to read a word, then someone rubbed the crap out of it and it is a scuff mark on the back with a faint word that can't be read. It is very light, but is most certainly obvious evidence of an erasure. Indeed, when I submitted it to SGC for grading it came encapsulated in a "PSA 4 (MK)" holder. The SGC people popped it out and graded it an SGC 40 with no qualifier of course.
My only point was that Dave's post suggested that if you can detect a pencil erasure then that would not pass muster with SGC. Well, I have this fine example which shows otherwise. I also have an SGC 40 southern leaguer with a pencil mark on the back that was poorly erased, too.
I happen to agree with encapsulating such cards. I also happen to agree with SGC's policy not to reject cards based on undetectable alterations -- of course.