It's labeled as altered, so yeah, it's probably altered. Bleaching certainly a possibility. That said, I don't see $1600 as crazy for a decent looking altered Goudey Ruth. Just from the one grainy scan I can say if that card we're numerically graded it would probably be $5k, so if you're on a budget, then it might be a good way to go.
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