Forgive my ignorance (I haven't submitted anything for grading in years), but do the grading companies ask that you disclose known alterations? Is there a question on the submission form about this? Does the form (or the terms and conditions of submission) state that there is an "obligation to disclose"? If it doesn't, maybe it should. Because if there isn't a spelled-out obligation to disclose, then there may not be an affirmative obligation to do so, which leaves it up to the grading companies to discern the alteration. Legally, anyway. Ethically, of course, I would think a submitter should disclose what they know.
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