Reason for Authentic Grade
If I may add one more thing for those who have asked, I believe the reason for the"Authentic" grade is due to someone retracing the "b" in baseball stars on the back. Why someone would do this on a damaged back is beyond me but perhaps it was done long ago before it was attached to scrapbook. I think this would result in an authentic grade since it would be perceived as an attempt to restore the card as opposed to a stray mark that would get a "mk" qualifier. Other than that the card measured properly and does not appear to be altered in any other way.
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