The Charlie Brooks reprints came out around '76 and the first run was printed on very similar stock to an original Goudey but without the reprint mark. Opportunists quickly realized that you could dip these in tea, and put them in the oven for a few minutes to replicate 40 years of aging and then selling them at flea markets, antique fairs, etc for a whole lot more than the dime a card that they paid. There was an outcry at the time by contemporary collectors. A second printing was on similar stock but contained the reprint stamp which was often 'scuffed' off on the back side. Within a year a third printing came out which utilized a thinner stock of paper. All three are distinguishable by anyone familiar with real Goudeys and how they wear, along with the printing quality. Still they will pop up occasionally in longtime collections. A few have even managed to migrate into slabs
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