Help with a Hank Aaron auto???

[The Third Eye]

I picked this card up recently but I'm not too sure what it is. My guess is the 1994 Archives auto but I can't find any proof of that. The back says it's an Archives card. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[cmixer]

Archives usually have an AUTO stamp on the front - this looks like a signed base card.

 

[The Third Eye]

Archives usually have an AUTO stamp on the front - this looks like a signed base card.

The base card has a facsimile auto on it, so I don't think it's a base card. I swear I've seen another card like this too but I can't remember...

 

[A_Pharis]

Archives usually have an AUTO stamp on the front - this looks like a signed base card.

The old 1994 issue didn't have a "certified auto" stamp. If I'm not mstaken, it has to do with the color of the foil.

 

[Jeff D]

It is the 1994 Topps Archives and that is the Topps Certified auto card. Although they didn't put any stickers or stamps on the auto versions, the base (non-auto) cards are quite different.

The base is more yellow in the background and has a printed auto. Also as mentioned his name, position and team on the auto version is gold foil. I don't have my copy scanned, but here's a base version from ebay:

 

[cmixer]

... go figure ... learned something new ...

At a show I would have passed over it assuming it was a base card.
Thanks

 

[The Third Eye]

Jeff D, you've been thanked!

 

[mlbsalltimegreats]

Jeff D is correct. I have 2 of them and as long as it has the Gold letting on top then you know its authentic, all the base cards do not have that Gold lettering.

 

[Jeff D]

Jeff D, you've been thanked!

You're welcome. I think they're really nice looking cards and a little undervalued. Some of the sigs are faded (occasionally to the point of looking brown), but they are still nice on-card autos and early examples of certified autos.