This T206 Honus Wagner Will Be Sold At Auction No Matter What.

[sports-rings]

The upcoming Robert Edwards Auction will have a restored T206 Honus Wagner that has been in three recent auctions but did met the reserve and has not sold.

It will be very interesting to see what this card ultimately sells for.

Check out the story here: http://www.sportscollectingnews.com/home.htm

[53Browns]

I'd buy it. If it wasnt restored. Also if it wasnt slabbed as "authentic". And of course, if I was rich.

[sports-rings]

the restored status will knock down the final price but boy does it look nice!

[Ease]

I think it looks great. Just me, but I'd take that over an ugly "unaltered" one every day of the week at the same price, and it may go for less. We shall see...

[bbcard1]

Like it a lot better that the shellacked trimmed one.

[e107collector]

Based on the image above, what do you feel it would grade if it wasn't restored?

I'd say a 4 or 5.

Tony

[Matt]

Restored pieces will often scan/photo well, but in hand, the restoration is obvious - surfaces don't have the same gloss/wear. It certainly looks nice, but it's really tough to say without having it in hand.

[terjung]

Originally Posted by e107collector

Based on the image above, what do you feel it would grade if it wasn't restored?

I'd say a 4 or 5.

Tony

If it weren't restored, I'd guess that it'd be a 4. I can't see it reaching a 5 with those corners. It could get dinged to a 3 or a 3.5 depending on the surface anamolies, but 4 would be my guess.