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Posted By: Corey R. Shanus

As I understand it, a grade of "Authentic" does not necessarily mean the card has been altered. It means the grading company does not have sufficient certainty that it has not been altered. Or, to put it a different way, if a grading company thinks there is a chance a card has been altered, they will give it an "Authentic" grade. That is far different from saying the card HAS been altered.