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Originally Posted by tedzan
Check-out the following scans....evident in the lower part of the Donlin card is the start of image disintegration (that is typical of white-bordered cards that have been
affected by adverse conditions).
The Piedmont 350 card (center) was a T206 Peaches Graham. It had extensive image disintegration. I carefully scraped the ink flakes off it, resulting in a "Blank Front"
T206 (seen in the right scan).
This is the start of the re-fronted process of a T206. Given the technology that exists nowadays, the entire front image of a T206 is faithfully reproduced to the extent that it will fool the Grader. A professional paper restorer will then laminate this repro front onto a real "frontless" T206. The paper restorer will repeat this process until he
creates a "fake" T206 that it is virtually un-discernable from a real one.
TED Z
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Ted, Tim stated that he thinks the Matty caption was added by the forger. Adding a caption that could get past a grading company would require:
1. re-creating the white background over the cardboard
2. stamping the caption with the same font used in real T206's
3. stamping the caption with the same similar ink used in real T206's
4. stamping the caption using the same process used in real T206's
I don't see how the above could be done, which is why I've asked for Tim's thoughts. Not saying it CAN'T be done, just wondering how.