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superdan49 · 07-23-2019, 02:23 PM

PSA Cert #:27898943

1895 N300 Mayo's Cut Plug Cap Anson PSA Authentic-Altered to PSA 5
Alteration types: Recoloring

Sold on 3/10/2017 as a PSA Authentic-Altered by Mile High Card Co. to an unknown buyer for $1,702.80
Consigned to PWCC and sold on 10/8/2017 as a PSA 5 for $5,450.00
Final price: $5,450.00
Value gain: $3,747.20!

This is one of the most egregious examples of PSA failure I've seen. I do not say these words lightly, but whoever graded this card should be reassigned within the company. The original "Authentic-Altered" grade was assigned to this card either due to glue remnants on its back, or someone used a substance other than water to remove it from a scrapbook, leaving those white marks on the back seen in the before photo.

The card doctor cleaned the marks off the back of the card, and then liberally reapplied black color to fill in what could not be cleaned off. I highlighted areas with green boxes that are definitively recolored based on the scans. I am certain the back edges were also recolored in areas to help provide the dramatic grade jump earned by this card. The red boxes are marks of wear and/or print marks used to prove the cards are one and the same. The blue box shows a detailed look at one such area of recoloring on the reverse. This card was submitted to me for posting by a longtime Net54 member who lurks on Blowout.

The identity of this card doctor will be revealed when Mile High turns over transaction records for this card to the FBI.

PSA Auth-Altered: http://www.milehighcardco.com/1895_m...-lot48877.aspx
PSA 5: https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/1555124

07-23-2019, 02:23 PM	#4525
superdan49 BODA Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 4,238	PSA Cert #:27898943 1895 N300 Mayo's Cut Plug Cap Anson PSA Authentic-Altered to PSA 5 Alteration types: Recoloring Sold on 3/10/2017 as a PSA Authentic-Altered by Mile High Card Co. to an unknown buyer for $1,702.80 Consigned to PWCC and sold on 10/8/2017 as a PSA 5 for $5,450.00 *Final price: $5,450.00* *Value gain: $3,747.20!* This is one of the most egregious examples of PSA failure I've seen. I do not say these words lightly, but whoever graded this card should be reassigned within the company. The original "Authentic-Altered" grade was assigned to this card either due to glue remnants on its back, or someone used a substance other than water to remove it from a scrapbook, leaving those white marks on the back seen in the before photo. The card doctor cleaned the marks off the back of the card, and then liberally reapplied black color to fill in what could not be cleaned off. I highlighted areas with green boxes that are definitively recolored based on the scans. I am certain the back edges were also recolored in areas to help provide the dramatic grade jump earned by this card. The red boxes are marks of wear and/or print marks used to prove the cards are one and the same. The blue box shows a detailed look at one such area of recoloring on the reverse. This card was submitted to me for posting by a longtime Net54 member who lurks on Blowout. The identity of this card doctor will be revealed when Mile High turns over transaction records for this card to the FBI. PSA Auth-Altered: http://www.milehighcardco.com/1895_m...-lot48877.aspx PSA 5: https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/1555124 __________________ Cardboard Detective Emeritus superdan49@protonmail.com — Anonymous Tip-line Last edited by superdan49; 07-23-2019 at 02:28 PM.