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Old 12-17-2005, 12:17 PM
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Default Gehrig '33: Real? [With Back of Card Included]

Posted By: fkw

The card in the screwdown is not a reprint. If anything it may be a homemade fake made using a scan of an authentic card that was then printed out on an inkjet printer. They are seen on eBay often. These are the toughest auctions to be certain on.

A true reprint is far different, most are obtained from the Larry Fritsch Cards Inc. catalog. They will have design differences mainly in the cropping of the picture or the caption. On this Gehrig card the only way to be certain it is authentic is to see it in person and check the card stock and thickness.



Below is an example of the R319 Ruth #181 card
notice how the black line of the drawing is cropped where it hits the border. The whole picture has been cropped when the reprint was made.

Authentic on left/Reprint on right


Authentic on top/ Reprint on bottom




Frank

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