Undergraded?

[FUBAR]

might be a pinhole on his cap, or maybe a slight tear on the right shoulder..
hard to tell from the scan...

does look like a 40 at first glance...

[Anthony S.]

There's a white squiggle on his collar, just to the left of his chin, that shouldn't be there. Could be someone etched it with a pin, or it could be paper loss, or maybe pen -- can't tell from the scan. Whatever it is, it's very minor.

[wonkaticket]

Who knows perhaps minor paper loss, maybe a residue or mark..ahhh those wacky graders.

[Robextend]

Wow great looking Devlin! Sometimes its tough to see, but other times it can also be a mistake.

I sent a 1934 Goudey card in for review where I couldn't quite figure out what the problem was, and it got bumped up a grade...

[Chicago206]

That Devlin looks like an easy 7, maybe 8 to my UNTRAINED eye!

[teetwoohsix]

John,I would try to send that one back in to re-grade,,,that's insane!!That card looks no less than EX,,,,,,,

As for the OP's question--it surely doesn't look like a poor,,but the scan/photo is so dark,I think there has to be something we can't see too well.
Regardless,it is a beautiful "10"
Clayton

[FUBAR]

Id be very happy with that Devlin

[tbob]

Herzog has a surface abrasion on his collar otherwise it's a 50.

[ChiefBenderForever]

Look at the m on the back in piedmont, could be ink added or a small gouge in the back, something happened there that I think dropped this to a 1.

[Potomac Yank]

That graders are capable of Undergrading, or Overgrading a card?

Isn't that what they use to say about some dealers in the early '80's?

The graders were suppose to eliminate that, or something to that effect.

The only difference that I see is ... the graders are great with corners, and sides, BUT some dealers, and collectors are better at Authentications.

Is it possible, that the reason why cards were cheaper during the non grading days ... was because we didn't have a middleman Undergrading, or Overgrading our cards?

Just a thought.
Joe P.