I just received this Howell Portrait T206 in the mail. Part of a lot that was a mixed bag: 2 buybacks, 2 SL, etc. Some cards in the lot were trimmed, but all cards were definitely authentic. All in all, the lot ended up being a decent buy, but this one has me scratching my head. I've assigned a zero dollar allocation to it just in case.
It looks good on all accounts, but appears to have shellack or some other coating on the front. One pic is a scan (front/back); the other is a photo without flash with the card held at an angle to try to show the coating. Notice the scratching on the finish as well. Thoughts?
I found an old related thread.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=88998