Hans Wagner Cigar band, Real or not?
 

I need some opinions here please.

I picked up this Hans Wagner cigar band from a local guy that I have purchased multiple sports related memorabilia from, some of which I have had graded and all of which I have never found to be altered or fake.

Question is... is the thing legit? There are so little examples to reference and the pictures on them all aren't great that I can't tell. The size, paper, and printing appears to be right, but the only thing I don't like about it is it doesn't have any embossed features to it. The printing appears to be good, even though the gold is not a shiny foil the colors are bold/consistent/clear and do not appear to be from an inkjet or copier. If these things were just prototypes to begin with, and knowing the vendor I bought it from, I could see this as being real, but I want your guys opinion. The others that have sold at auction also do not appear to have a shiny gold foil printing to them, which leads me more to thinking this might be real.

I also picked up these other two bands from him that I have no doubt are authentic.

Please let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Jared

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1355099147

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1355099160

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1355099172

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1355099185

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1355099197

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1355099214

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1355099223

It's a reproduction. Read post #2 in this thread: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=149295

Best Regards,
Craig

It also looks identical to one that sold on ebay recently...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Circa-1...p2047675.l2557

Ahh ha... good thing I didn't pay much for it. Thanks :)

Yup, I bought that one hoping the photo was bad, and returned it. Seller refunded without an issue. Was the underbidder on the one in Legenday, too :mad: