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Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p>I'm guessing that the "alteration" is that someone added a body to the "Portrait". Good going PSA <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-N172-OLD-JUDGE-JOHN-WARD-baseball-CARD-altered-NY_W0QQitemZ120065592381QQihZ002QQcategoryZ86839QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1887-N172-OLD-JUDGE-JOHN-WARD-baseball-CARD-altered-NY_W0QQitemZ120065592381QQihZ002QQcategoryZ86839QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a>

N172 Ward on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Judge Dred (Fred)</b><p>PSA even got the label incorrect on a reject. Either that or the seller is being a putz, but I somehow believe that PSA just blew it again. Altered could mean many different things: trimmed, skinned, rebacked...

N172 Ward on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>Aside from the laughable error, I really wish all the grading companies would be more specific in this kind of situation. I would be much more interested in a card with a mended corner than a rebacked card or a card with ink added. PSA obviously reached a conclusion that a specific alteration occurred. It would be nice if they shared their conclusion.

N172 Ward on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Judge Dred (Fred)</b><p>I concur.

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Posted By: <b>Jay</b><p>Looks rebacked--paper looks off although it could be the scan. The photo does not line up on the left edge although that does not definitely make it rebacked--could be a sheet edge copy.