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scott brockelmanregardless of your feeling of the card being discussed, handcut from a sheet 90+ years ago is NOT "trimmed" trimmed is taking an already produced card and reducing it's size to deceive someone. a handcut card is exactly that, a card that was cut from a sheet by hand with scissors. as many have mentioned, several issues are known for that characteristic.
the card in question has obvious normal wear and comes from a well known and documented find in which all of the cards shared the same characteristics. it does not take a rocket scientist to determine that the cards are vintage and as originally found. would a full size square cut card have been more desirable? perhaps? but this particular card has excellent eye appeal, normal wear for the grade and more than a reasonable amount of examination that leads one to the common sense conclusion that is a genuine card with a different cutting process than normally used.
i think most would agree they would much rather have this card than one creased in half or with back damage. and again most(almost every collector on this board) would consider it the centerpiece of his collection. as a barometer this is a card where probably 10-20 exist and that may be very optimistic. as a comparison the t206 wagner has at least 4 times that many and the average wagner(G+/-) pales in presentation to this card.
scott