Steve:
The machine cut cards were issued and cut by the manufacturer for distribution in that manner. Of course, some were cut better than others, if all were perfect, there would be numerous 9's and 10's and prices would drop dramatically.
I'm sure you heard about all of the controversy surrounding the famous $3MM T206 Honus Wagner and the revelation that it was hand-cut from a strip many years later and submitted to PSA and assigned a numerical grade. Everyone seemed to have major problems with that, same theory here.
It is impossible to tell if a strip card was cut last week or 100 years ago. Part of the blame goes to the grading companies, who sometimes assign a numerical grade and sometimes only "A". I am aware of the size requirements and broken lines that must be present for a numerical grade to be given but have seen cards go both ways regardless of that criteria.
Last edited by bcbgcbrcb; 07-17-2016 at 02:40 PM.
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