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Originally Posted by megalimey
please do not shoot the messenger , I just relaying what I was told
I did not believe her either ,
also
first of all the first thing I did was check the size against several 1953 cards I had 100% identical , did not check the thickness , do not have a micrometer , maybe being in heavy screw down holder squeezed the stock
but one thing I know If I tried to sell the card raw A i would get fraction of its potential value , (B) most people would question why I did not get it graded , so I did what made sense to me ,
at least its real , and has great centering all round .
I have had 3 decent offers , I wonder if that would be the case if I tried to sell it raw
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Sorry if I sounded a little aggressive.
You don't need a micrometer to check for card thickness.
Here is what I normally do: when it's dark outside, I sit next to the nightlight in my room and just compare the thickness of the cards using my loupe. Start by looking at the thickness of all four corners and then start examining the edges. I understand that the Mantle is already encapsulated, but you should still be able to tilt the holder and see the thickness of the corners and edges.