During WCE days, when you buy an authentic jersey it was made in Canada and had a higher price tag, and all patches and numbers stitched. Now you buy an authentic jersey, still with the higher price tag, but they are not as well made and you get numbers ironed on instead of stitching. Recently at Canucks store, they charged me extra $80 to have my retro jersey to have EP40 stitched on instead of heat pressed.
Even those 50 anniversary patch were just ironed on when you pay for an "authentic" jersey.