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J LevineLet me clarify something else...American Beauty cards are indeed thinner. Side to side, they are smaller to fit in the American Beauty cigarette packs. Top to bottom, they measure true most of the time. Your Chase, in my opinion is trimmed top to bottom. It is cut very short esp. if you look at the back and see how uneven the border is. I have seen and handled hundreds of American Beauty backs.
I also checked the Huggins and Scott auction where you got the card. True enough they list the card as ex-mt, not nrmt+ as you have it. It is pictured with three other American Beauty backs and a trimmed Soverign back. Funny that they measure very close top to bottom again. True, grading is subjective and you should buy the card not the grade but be honest. Also, nowhere does Huggins and Scott list the card anywhere near $4000.
Again, my opinions but I really don't like being called an idiot.
-Joshua