Grade of Authentic

[tonyo]

What does it mean when a card receives a grade of "Authentic" ?
This card http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-T205-CARDIN...d=p3286.c0.m14 appears to be as good as some "low number" graded cards I have seen.

Does PSA have a similar authentic grade?

Thanks in advance!

[bbcemporium]

Tonyo,

This card received an "Authentic" grade, because it appears to have been trimmed. PSA has an equal grade.

[Jay Wolt]

Yes PSA has that grade as well.
Authentic means the card is genuine but altered. Usually trimmed or recolored.
PSA & SGC will not slab a card that has been rebacked or skinned.

[tonyo]

Thanks to both Jay and bbcemporium for the replies.

What does rebacked and skinned mean?

[FrankWakefield]

Do you have an Old Judge card? These cards are sometimes rebacked.

Realistically, they consist of a photograph affixed to a piece of cardboard, the 'card' is a sandwich of the two. When cards like this separate, from various causes, two pieces are left. Sometimes this separating is intentional, because of damage to the back. When that surface photograph or surface paper is attached to a 'new' back, then the card is deemed 'rebacked'.

And to be accurate, PSA and SGC will not knowingly grade a rebacked card. To say they never have and never will is a bit of a stretch.

[tonyo]

Got it, thanks.

No Old Judges. New to pre-war. So far, only 1933 goudey and T205's have been added to my collection.

This board has been helpful and friendly.

Tony

[barrysloate]

Tony- there are occasions when a card that was submitted is perfectly fine, but for some reason the grading company feels uncomfortable giving it a numerical grade. It may be a hairline smaller than normal, or have a funny looking cut. As such, the card may still receive an "Authentic" grade. In those cases the graders may choose to err on the side of caution.

[mintacular]

out in the marketplace are actually high-quality counterfeits/reprints from Japanese printers? Thanks.

[4815162342]

One of my T206's is like this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=230366516530: it's short and so it will move up and down in the holder. Is it possible for a T206 to be that short and still not be trimmed?