[QUOTE=philliesphan;807149]From a condition perspective, it is not possible for a card to be so mangled that it cannot grade at a 1.0 level. There are times when a card is too fragile to be encapsulated -- but a card would never get an authentic grade because it did not meet the standards of a 1.
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Marc- I have to disagree, I've seen cards in slabs marked authentic which have not been altered but merely worn or abused. Here's an example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...STRK:MEBIDX:IT