Opinions please on this '14 CJ Speaker PSA

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Posted By: Scott Sarian

Hi all,

I received in the mail today a 1914 CJ Tris Speaker PSA 3, which I had purchased from ebay at a decent price for a PSA 3 (admittedly knowing it may be slightly overgraded due to what appeared to be a slight missing piece on a corner). The ebay auction didn't have a great scan of the card.

When the card came today, I was surprised to see how much of the top left corner was clipped on the card. What I am trying to determine here - is this a case of PSA simply overgrading a card (like I said, I'm ok with that, as I factored that into my purchase price, and didn't just pay the going rate for a PSA 3), or is there anything else going on here, such as a cracked case and a new card in the case?

I don't have much personal experience with cracked slabs, but I know that "cloudy" borders are often a telltale sign. I just re-scanned the card; what do folks think about it? Anything going on with the lower borders on the slab?

Thanks in advance,
Scott