+1. Study of original cards is a great thing. That said, I always go for big borders too. I stay far, far away from high grade T206s with tiny borders. I am careful and feel very good about none of my (20+) T206s being trimmed.
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Originally Posted by sb1
One of the key aspects of determining if a T206 has been trimmed or not is to learn what the edges should like, sizes will vary, original cuts will not. There are tell-tale signs of how the sheets were cut into vertical strips and then horizontally into singles, which if one handles enough of them, can learn what an original edge should look like.
A 10x loupe is generally all you will need.
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