At a store and this guy has two of these on display saying he got them from someone at WOTC are these legit square cuts? I figured some of you may be able to tell a real from a fake.
Most square cut cards you see were hand cut, its very hard to prove that you have a legitimate square cut card, usually you will have to take someones word and take their reputation into consideration
The production of the hand cut cards stemmed mainly from the english base set cards from my understanding. The fact that this one is Italian actually adds some some legitimacy to its existence
I suppose whatever someone will pay for something that for all intents and purposes can’t be authenticated. As long as it holds that certain value to that someone, maybe $400 to $600? That isn’t to say it couldn’t sell for more. There’s a pretty big demand for French 1st editions.
it turned out the seller had a English copy I have been advised to get it graded with BGS since PSA will not grade it. Do you guy’s think it will will grade 9 or higher?
BGS is has a slightly lower mint standard than PSA so the silvering on the left front edge shouldn’t be a big deal. As long as there aren’t more than a few surface imperfections its definitely a BGS 9 candidate! nice purchase