[Leon]

Originally Posted by jingram058

This one is an obvious fake. Trouble is, there are any number of fakes or counterfeits out there that are not nearly as obvious as this...the red bleed, the font, the shadow, yada yada yada. Modern day fakes, done right (or wrong), are virtually indistinguishable from the real. I saw one recently (I know personally who submitted it to PSA) that was louped, blacklighted, smell and feel tested, and yet was still deemed as counterfeit, kept by them and not returned to the owner. I have personally seen three others that looked even more fake than this one accepted and graded by PSA and SGC. There are fakes out there that even experts deem real. And therein lies the problem. I put mine, and the COA from Harvey Brandwein from 1988 in the safe deposit box and I am leaving it there for the foreseeable future.

IF a collector handles enough raw Goudeys they will be able to tell if it's real when they hold it. I haven't seen a Goudey reprint that was good enough to full me in person (* I don't think LOL)
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