I think certain repros have gotten much better. Fortunately a number of them either clearly state “reprint” or have intentional marking to make that ID quite easy. However fakes with the intent to deceive have also IMO gotten quite good. Although some “back in the day” were pretty darn great. 1988 Brett Hull RC comes to mind. I don’t remember all the details but I think the counterfeits were produced on identical stock and machinery - likely an inside job. The fatal flaw was a single missed dot but the upper portion of the design.
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