Counterfeit 1983 Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps Reprint?
 

I always loved the allure of the 1952 Mantle but I definitely don't want to pay thousands for it. I had a PSA 8 copy of the 1983 reprint card, and recently I picked up a PSA 9 copy.

When I looked at it next to my PSA 8 copy, something looked fishy. When I flipped them over to look at the back, they were clearly printed on different paper stock and they were printed 180 degrees off of each other.

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On the front, the shade of blue is different, the thickness of the black border is different, and the quality of the image is lower.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...91779772_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...842f216a_b.jpg

Are there known variations of this card, or is the PSA 9 a counterfeit?

Here are the signature boxes at the same magnification

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Sorry, I didn't realize this was a B/S/T forum. My bad!

WELL, if 1 of these is a FAKE ? Just how great is PSA grading ?