T206 pencil marks

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Posted By: Rob Fouch

I recently won a small lot of 21 T206 cards in varying conditions. A couple of pretty nice ones were in the mix (at least by my standards), including a Chesbro that would probably be in the psa 4 or possibly 5 range if not for a small number written in fairly light pencil on the back.

I have two questions:

1. If I go ahead and get it graded with the pencil mark, how far will the grade fall? Will it knock it all the way to a 2 or 1?

2. I remember a thread recently about removing pencil marks, but couldn't find it. What's the best way to do it if the marks are light and haven't left an indentation? I remember someone specifically mentioning a type of eraser to use.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Rob

btw, I started a few months ago collecting T206's and surpassed the 50-card mark with that recent purchase. 10 percent of the set down!