T205s are more straightforward to authenticate due to the metal borders. The real metal borders were made from metal flakes (gilding), while reprints will either have no metal (just a picture of it) or have metal that is too smooth and new looking.
I very highly doubt any homemade comprint counterfeit is going to have any metal on it. Too much work (and it would likely end up looking like crap anyway) when they could simply reprint a T206.
Last edited by drcy; 12-27-2016 at 12:21 PM.
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