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Corey R. ShanusWhat you're saying is that 1950's reprints made with original plates but using either (i) 1950's ink and paper or (ii) ink and paper chemically consistant with that used in 1909 but manufactured in the 1950's would result in a card undetectable to the NAKED EYE to T206 experts compared to an original made in 1909.
Is this possible? Not being an expert in these sorts of things I can't say for sure but from a layperson perspective I would say it is, especially given that (real) T206's of an identical card exhibit subtle variations in color tone. However, let's take the next step. Are you saying that these 1950's reprints would also be undetectable when viewed though a microscope? From the previous posts on this thread it is that threshold which makes 1950's reprints as a practical matter impossible to pass scrutiny (due to the economically insurremountable barriers to recreating the 1909 manufacturing processes necessary to create the inks and paper). Is there anything I've said that you disagree with, and if so, why?
Finally (and I put this question to anyone), is it true that there is only one known T206 Piedmont-back Plank and it is trimmed/hand-cut?