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Posted By: Chad

Again, I await the results eagerly and am glad you've taken this on. However, I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the circumsantial reasons Ryan thinks these cards are fake. He has extensive experience with Latin cards and has a number of contacts with collectors in Cuba and has traveled there to inspect collections in person. That he hasn't, and that none of his contacts have ever seen these cards before, and that the cards just don't jibe contextually with the history and style of Cuban cards isn't evidence to be dismissed. Also, even if they determine the paper is from the right place and right time, I don't think that necessarily makes them authentic. For me, the printing process, especially on the stamp on the back is going to be the definitive proof.

All that said, I sincerely hope the cards are genuine--I could use a refresher from my growing cynicism--and am glad you've taken this project on as they aren't many of us with the resources of time and money to do it. And, if you can definitively show they're fake, hopefully that will discourage counterfeiters in the future.

All the best and good luck,

--Chad