1904 Allegheny Game Cards

[ls7plus]

I think that whoever bought the Matty for $8283 from Goodwin will be very happy with its value appreciation if they hold it for a decade or so. Incredibly rare and significant (it is Matty, after all) is just going to be a great combo over time!

Larry

[joeadcock]

Hello Phil

Here is one. Got this one from Leon.

Sorry about derailing your thread before.

Frank

[pgellis]

No problem Frank. I'm glad we got back on track. A very interesting and intriguing set.

Here's a question. I see that your card is hand cut. I thought I read somewhere that they believe this entire set was hand cut. If so, how does it get a numerical grade? I thought any hand cut card would only get an "A" authentic grade?

[Jay Wolt]

Originally Posted by pgellis

Here's a question. I see that your card is hand cut. I thought I read somewhere that they believe this entire set was hand cut. If so, how does it get a numerical grade? I thought any hand cut card would only get an "A" authentic grade?

Phil there are a ton of card issues that PSA & SGC grade numerically.
Here's 1 that happens to be sitting on my desk as an example
though I'd rather it be an Allegheny

[joeadcock]

Phil

Good question. I have never understood that. I have seen PSA sometimes use the term "trimmed" on the header. I'm not sure what criteria they are using in calling a card Authentic vs numerical grade. SGC uses Authentic designation for trimmed cards.

I'm sure there are opinions regarding this on the board.

Frank

[Jay Wolt]

Originally Posted by joeadcock

Phil

Good question. I have never understood that. I have seen PSA sometimes use the term "trimmed" on the header. I'm not sure what criteria they are using in calling a card Authentic vs numerical grade. SGC uses Authentic designation for trimmed cards.


Frank

Frank as stated in my earlier post, both PSA & SGC numerically grade many issues that are hand cut

[pgellis]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Frank as stated in my earlier post, both PSA & SGC numerically grade many issues that are hand cut

Yes both Frank and I understand that they do grade hand cut cards, I think we both are questioning why they give a numeric grade to hand cut cards.

Are they grading the persons skills in using scissors?

And what are the standards they use? How can you establish a standard size, and then correlate that to a number grade when there can be so many variations on a hand cut card?

Again, we both understand that they do give numerical grades to hand cut cards, we are just questioning how, and why, they do it?

[joeadcock]

Jay
I have many other cards graded that are hand cut. I just did not know(simply out of curiosity) why they decided to grade some hand cut cards and not others.
Also, I have received some T206 cards come back as not graded because trimmed but then have seen that they have graded other cards that are trimmed. (says trimmed on the header label).