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Authenticity Opinions: Young American Caramel
Hey all-
I picked this card up for a pretty great price at a card show and was wondering what people thought of its authenticity. It seems to feel and have the wear and tear of a card from that period, however, the font on the front seems to be strange to me. I am in no way familiar with these cards (and neither was the dealer), but got it at a price worth a gamble! http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...tage/young.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...age/young1.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4.../IMG_7550.jpeg |
it's fake...the type is all wrong.
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With smart phones...you have the capability to compare to a real one...major advantage over the good old days.
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Now the big question.
In the cell pic the back looks like it may be ok, but the scan doesn't. Is it a fake front glued to a real but beat common? Steve B |
Steve's right about that, the scan says the back is fake as well, but coloration looks a little more accurate in the cell pic --- though that is most likely illusory!
Definitely not authentic, but glad to hear your not in it too heavily. If he is a dealer, he really should know one way or the other, and if he doesn't, he should not even sell it for a penny. |
not sure I agree about the back...that looks fake to me too!
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the cell pic of the back shows the fakeness off nicely, just compare the artificially aged dirtiness to the ghost-white paper loss. 100 yr old cards don't have that kind of discrepancy.
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