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Posted By: Brian

The issue with the word "trimmed" is the connotation that someone tried to deceive and/or improve the condition of the card.

I would argue that "hand cut" carries a completely different connotation to some people -- the cut is vintage and its purpose was not to deceive and/or improve condition.

I don't know a thing about T210s. But I have many T212-1 cards that were hand cut in 1909. I don't consider them "trimmed" in the sense that the word is used in the hobby today. The cut is vintage and the cut's purpose wasn't to get a higher number on a slab to command more dollars.

Given the connotation that "trimmed" carries, I would not say the REA Jackson is trimmed. I would say it appears to be hand cut. I would say there is a strong likelihood the cut is vintage and not intended to deceive a buyer by unfairly improving the condition.