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Posted By: Kevin Saucier

Here are cards # 1& 2 trimmed and rebuilt. As you can see they are from the Lionel Carter collection and appropriately graded "Authentic" by SGC. Most, if not all, of his cards sold for a premium simply because the chain of custody was so tight and relatively secure. Many of his sets were purchased and preserved by his hands only or were bought/traded before doctoring cards was even a consideration.





Shown in another post were these two cards each having been trimmed with crimping evident. Cuts that were presumably made by someone with some skill and not scissor cut long ago to fit into an album...just my opinion.

Here are some possible questions that may come to mind:



1) When were these cards purchased or obtained?

2) Was this set pieced together, obtained all or partially at once?

3) Why do they have rebuilt corners...a somewhat modern alteration?

4) Why were more than a few trimmed if Mr. Carter just mounted as-is?

5) Who did the altering and when?

6) Did any others by chance get past any graders?

7) Knowing there were several high grades along with a mixture of others, do you think his collection was as secure as many thought?

8) If these were purchased long ago, the modern chain of custody for this set would have been; Carter to Mastro to SGC back to Mastro. Is this correct?


Just throwing this out because I find it a little confusing. What are your thoughts or opinions?




Kevin Saucier