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Rich WI have been fortunate to handle several fantastic 19th century tobacco card scrapbooks over the past couple of years. I have been rather successful removing cards from the scrapbooks, but most of the cards are left with a glue staining or toning. Also, I get a few cards with very minor paper loss. The grading companies absolutely murder the cards with these types of back damage. I am interested to hear people's opinions on compromised value for these examples. Obviously they are still collectible, but do you feel the value is severely compromised in most cases? Or can you live with the card at a high percentage of retail (obviously rarity, desire, etc. play a factor)despite the staining or paper loss?