I forwarded your question to the rep I've been talking with at SGC recently. Here's his reply:
"In general, cards can receive the authentic ("A") designation for a variety of reasons such as a failure to meet our minimum sizing requirement, the cards may have come miscut from the manufacturer, or the cards may show one or more signs of being altered and therefore, are no longer in their original state. There are also instances in which customers request their cards to be encapsulated as “authentic” even if they qualify for a numeric grade.
You can request for a card to be authenticated only. Just click on the A only option when you enter the card in your GoSGC order portal.
We take requests like this very seriously. I'll pass it on to my management team for consideration."
(That last part is in reference to the site not listing 'A' as one of its grades.)
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