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Originally Posted by gonefishin
I purchased these from an auction house along with some W516's of Collins and Mathewson. I sent them to SGC. All the W516s came back graded, all the W551s came back as counterfeit - yes that's what they stated - counterfeit. I eventually got a partial refund for the W551s but have always been curious how there were authentic 516s mixed in with counterfeit 551s.
I've also included a pic of Mathewson that came back authentic.
By the way, I magnified the print on all the cards and the printing method appeared to be the real deal on all cards. I was pretty surprised.
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The W551s were reprinted by Fritsch with blue letters