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Jay MillerHal--The answer to virtually all your questions is: Yes, it is less desireable than if it was a traditionally issued baseball card. The "trimmed" Wagner is only desireable because a grading service has declared it untrimmed.
and Yes, the Gibson is less desireable than if it was issued while he was playing.
All of these pieces have considerable value but they could have been more valuable if....