Though the graders love to just completely ignore it, the huge majority of Old Judge’s have faded and degraded with time and exposure. True for many other photographic 19th century cards. The gold border on T205’s has tarnished with time and a tiny amount still retain the original aesthetic when issued.
Even those in high grade slabs are usually degraded cards that do not look like they did when they were issued. It’s very rare to find one that does.
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