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Posted By: mike rothstein

That "pattern" is from my scan - tho it does appear darker and more grainy than Al's and the ebay seller's item - if ya look at it thru a 10x loupe, there are print dots and the black areas are solid rather than being reduced to dark print dots - which would happen in a photocopy - like of a baseball card.

The back is deceptive - it does have the semi-circular pin holder - it's greater than 180 degrees but not by much.

I will say - mine looks a lot like the one that the ebay seller says is a fake.

I didn't pay much - and surprisingly, the seller will take it back if I'm dissatified.

edit: I do have a question - what about the relative smoothness of the metal on the back - I just looked at a Dimaggio PM-10 I've had for some time and the metal is "smooth" on the back like the example Al posted - notice how "porous" the metal is on the back of the one in question. Could that be a "tell"?