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T206Collector...are pretty typical wear for T206 cards. I have some nice T206 cards with corners completely rounded off. This Bender was one of my first two T206 cards. I acquired it in 1997 from the grandson of what I believe was the original owner. In any event, he had a bunch of raw T206 cards in a cigar box and I plucked this one and my SGC 60 White Capped Matty -- they got me started down this road.
Anyway, you can see the uneven corner rounding as well as no evidence of fraying. I think it is pretty typical.
Now, the Lajoie above does not look like that, and as I said the uneven corner wear is a concern. But if you read SGC Collector Magazine's profile on trimming T206 cards, you'll see that most of the evidence is not going to be available in a scan from the front -- the key is in the edges.