1922 "BABE" RUTH HAFFNER'S BREAD baseball card

[paskar]

Haha. well, some others have said the same thing not to bother that it isn't authentic. I guess the bright side of that is it will be cheaper to have it graded if it's not real. I'm hoping it is however. I mean, it passed the black light test, it has the right dimensions. I don't know. It could be real. I know it's a rare card if it happens to be real. It could be.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by paskar

Haha. well, some others have said the same thing not to bother that it isn't authentic. I guess the bright side of that is it will be cheaper to have it graded if it's not real. I'm hoping it is however. I mean, it passed the black light test, it has the right dimensions. I don't know. It could be real. I know it's a rare card if it happens to be real. It could be.

Compare the graininess to other Ruth cards, that are on similar type cards. Your Ruth looks way too grainy for my liking. Tough to be positive from a scan but that was my first thought.
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[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Leon

Compare the graininess to other Ruth cards, that are on similar type cards. Your Ruth looks way to grainy for my liking. Tough to be positive from a scan but that was my first thought.
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I agree with this. Plus, I ascribe to the theory that if it’s too good to be true, it’s too good to be true. But I agree, if you buy it for cheap enough and it comes back fake (not that PSA can always tell the difference), you aren’t out too much. Plus, there is a chance that PSA incorrectly grades it as authentic; they have made worse mistakes in the past.