Back stamp authenticity

[Released: 1996] The console's design was revealed to the public for the first time in late Spring 1994. The N64 console was frequently marketed as the world's first 64-bit gaming system and sold 500,000 units in North America during its first four months.

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Back stamp authenticity

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Part of our toolkit for weeding out repro carts involves checking the back of the cartridge for a production stamped. I've never really worried about the specific numbers in the stamp, as I don't see any references out there to match authentic games with production lines. I imagine these might vary quite a bit too and still be authentic. However, after a game shop offered to swap the back of the cart I was buying with the back of a random, clean sports title they had, it got me thinking...
How do we know if the back shell is from the right game and does it matter to you? Right now I see a very clean Super Bowling on ebay and the 00 stamp is the only thing I'm unsure about (I see other authentic carts with a 41).

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