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Originally Posted by SD
Use the micro portion of your phones camera or look 4x zoomed in on from about 8" away. Look for the print layers and dots. If it has rosettes its a fake. Another easy way to tell, if the back print isn't solid under microscope, it's also a fake. Meaning the print has dots in the back.
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100% this. My 10x loupe is my best tool for looking at '33 Goudeys by far. The original halftone dots are very distinctive, and reprints are equally distinctive. Agree with Derek that the green lettering on the back may be the quickest way to tell.
As to why someone would do this to reprints, it could be practice for doctoring more expensive cards ( like the many Ruth reprints on Ebay). But most likely they are genuine.
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