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davidcyclebackTechnically, an altered card (trimming, recoloring, etc) grades Poor.
There are cases, especially with rares cards, where the card will
be valued higher than that. If the card is plentiful, trimming
will usually keep the value way down low.
I'd hesitate at getting giddy over an altered card because "it
has Mint appearance" as the alteration may be the reason it has
that appearance.
From my personal experience selling, 1933 Goudey Ruths and Gehrigs
in non-altered Poor condition sell for much higher than Poor book
value as they are in such high demand in all grades. I've sold
raw grade Poor Minus Goudey Ruths that looked like Yogi Berra's
catchers mitts for about GdVg value. So I'm sure this AUTH grade
is valued at much more than its technical grade
of Poor might suggest.