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Todd (nolemmings)but I always shake my head when I see these Ruth "rookies". No doubt the card is authentic, but it's anyone's guess as to whether the card is an m101-5 or m101-4. I suppose its whatever you tell the grading company you want it to be.
Although this is hardly determinative as a mathematical fact, I find it amusing that while there are nearly three times as many PSA graded m101-4s as there are m101-5 (959-329), there are more than twice as many Ruths from m101-5 (18-8). Maybe the better question is why anyone would want their Ruth slabbed in a m101-4 holder when they could simply call it a m101-5 rookie (although there remains the issue of what really is Ruth's rookie card).
Seems to me that the only way to know you have an m101-5 Ruth is to find one with another back that came from a set other than the Sporting News, such as the Standard Biscuit cards that measure the same size.
Still, a nice card Hal.
Regards...................Todd