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JKJoseph - that is incorrect. You are confusing rejection codes with the A label on a slabbed card. As noted by Leon, A stands for Authentic if on a slip and altered only when used as a rejection code. I would also note that a card could be holdered authentic and not have been altered in any way (such as by trimming, etc). I have seen at least one recent thread where a very poor conditioned card (a t206 johnson I believe) was holdered as authentic simply because according to the grading company (cant recall if it was sgc or psa) it was not nice enough to slab as a 1/10. Ive seen other cards that are missing a corner, etc. that have been graded A.