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Ted ZanidakisThe first real reprinted card was the 1959 Fleer Ted Williams
Signs card (#68). I do not believe it was ever marketed as a
counterfeit.
The 1963 Topps Rose Rookie card was indeed counterfeited back
in the very early '80s. I still have a few of them. Some with
"Counterfeit" stampings on their backs (by the California of-
ficers that impounded them). And, a couple that are unstamped.
These counterfeits are amazing replicas and only a trained eye
can tell the difference. I always take one to a show when I set
up. Having a fake card has come in handy several times over the
past 23 years in determining a real Rose rookie. I purchased a
bunch of these fakes at the 1982 St. Louis National.