I was thinking about this the other day...what I think should be done is a catalogue/resourse of every type of card ever made should be created using cards most likely known to be in their original state. Cards from the burdick collection for example can be used. High res macro photos/scans of all aspects of the card...especially the appearance of the edges...cut, color, patina from aging.
Then this resource should be used as the definitive for grading/evaluating cards as to whether they were trimmed.
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