It’s like desecrating fine artwork (can you imagine if someone trimmed the Mona Lisa?) In most cases, it almost completely devalues the card.Īs the T206 Wagner made its rounds, industry experts sensed something was off. For collectors, this is one of the worst alterations anyone could possibly make. But there was a problem: back in the 80s, the card was trimmed by its former owner, Bill Mastro. The T206 Honus Wagner was actually the very first card the company ever graded! It was co-owned by none other than Wayne Gretzky and former LA Kings owner Bruce McNall.īy all accounts, it is the finest known example of any Wagner.
When PSA debuted in 1991, they came out swinging.
The T206 set is known as ‘The Monster’ because of the 524 cards in the set plus multiple card back variations.
