As I understand it, a PSA Authentic doesn't necessarily mean the card has been altered in some way. What it means is that it exhibits physical characteristics which raises a question whether the card is altered, and therefore PSA is not comfortable giving the card a numerical grade. A good example would be Obaks or T210s. There have been threads opining that the irregular cuts of some of these cards were how they were originally issued, either due to hand-cutting or an otherwise irregular cutting process. Yet PSA will give them Authentic grades, even though to many hobby experts the cards are unaltered.
Last edited by benjulmag; 05-11-2010 at 11:26 PM.
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