I have several Carter collection caramel cards in my own collection and I can definitely state that "mint" to Lionel unfortunately wasn't "mint" to SGC. I think Lionel ignored back damage and sometimes corner damage as long as the image was clear, the colors bright and there weren't noticeable creases. His cards from the 30's, 40's and 50's were spectacular but his pre-war (pre-WW1) cards were not in the same category.
That said, I do treasure these cards and have sold similar cards in higher grade and kept the Carter collection cards because of the provenance.
Thanks so much leon and paul, for sharing the great letters with us.
Last edited by tbob; 09-07-2011 at 10:09 AM.
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