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Posted By: Judge Dred

Can anyone please tell me what they know about cards that are encapsulated by PSA as "Authentic"? There are no grades associated to the encapsulation only the word "Authentic".

I heard that the cards were not assigned a grade by PSA because the card didn't meet a minimal grade that would be acceptable by the submitter. The submitter would want the card encapsulated but no grade assigned.

Does anyone know the real story? Or is the above true?

Thanks.

I've contacted SGC and suggested that they grade altered cards as an SGC10A. The SGC10A would mean that the card receives the lowest grade possible and the "A" qualifier would indicate that the card was altered in some way (recoloring, restoration, trimmed). At least the card would be authenticated as original and the grade provided would reveal that the card was altered. Does anyone else like this idea?