Trimmed T206 in ASA slab...

[molen]

Thanks everyone for the advice and teachings. I have read through the Detecting Alterations Archive before, but I guess my eye just isn't trained well enough yet. But now I have an alteration "sample" to study and familiarize myself with.

All in all, lesson learned. At least it wasn't an expensive lesson. And I still have a pretty interesting card for my collection.

Thanks again, everyone...

PS - I'll be at the National Friday, and if anyone is interested in a T206 Reulbach, with nice sharp corners, good color, it will be available! ASA 6!! (that was sarcasm)

[T206Collector]

When you see sharp cards in strange holders, you were not the first collector to consider having them crossed over. The fact is, i would wager the good folks at SGC and PSA have seen this card before, perhaps many times.

Frankly, your best shot at getting this card graded as not trimmed would have been to crack it out, because the presumption is that any cards remaining in these holders is obviously still there for failing to cross.