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Josh K.Nobody is trying to hurt your auction. The problem is that there is no proof that the Ruth card is from 1923 because it looks identical to a 1921 exhibit - in other words, if there is no way to distinguish the two years, how do you know your's is from 1923?
Before you state it is the white border, please recall that 1921 exhibits come both with and without the white border. So unless there is some sort of evidence tending to show that 1921 Ruth's only came w/o the border, then there is no way to prove yours is from 1923.
Frankly, its a great looking card - one that Ive been trying to acquire - but I wouldnt even consider paying a premium for the card even if it could conclusively be dated to 1923 if I could pick up a 1921 at a fraction of the cost.