Every slabbed card has a story, don't it?

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by CardPadre

I think it has to do with the tape because it looks like the tape has been lifted and put back down. The print in that area is now misaligned and it ends up looking like paper separation that has been reattached by tape. That’s my assessment, anyway.

Yeah, that was kind of my assessment - even if by their standards SGC technically got it "wrong." The tape and that paper loss on the back is obviously the major flaw, so if it's something else it would be surprising. I do look over all of the cards I submit with a blacklight before I package them up, and found nothing else obvious / suspicious on this one.

This is why I buy these kind of cards sometimes - the real value difference here is likely negligible whether it's a 1 or an AA - as eye appeal is going to be a bigger factor here than the number on the flip.