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Originally Posted by BioCRN
They're really all over the place if you compare the treatment of OJ's to other cards.
There's more than a few cards with obvious chips of the front image missing (with the background cardboard still intact) getting a number grade that would get knocked into AUTH or 1 territory with other card issues.
Also, because of how we (and they) accept how they were cut you see cards that would be considered "miscut" if they were other cards issues getting a number grade.
Example...
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The cards were hand cut so a miscut here or there is not surprising. Your example illustrates two other things though. First, the card is obviously from 1890. When it comes to putting the correct issue date on the cards graders are either ignorant of the facts or lazy or a combination of both. Second, photo quality, the most important thing for Old Judge cards, is largely ignored in the grading process. It's not that your card has a bad photo for its' type, most 1890 cards have bad photos, but that fact should be reflected in the grade nonetheless.