[iowadoc77]

Image is way better on authentic.
Really boils down to how you feel about cards with this grade.
Probably not a bad way to go if you just want to have the card, and have a nice eye appeal card at a lower price. They are not for everyone for sure. Certain cards i will only ever hope of owning with the grade of authentic. That being said, if anyone has a 1914 or 1915 CJ Ty Cobb that they want to sell... even in "authentic" grade