Posted By:
jay woltCraig is dead on as usual w/ his information.
Mike Wheat made a set of full size reprints a
couple of years ago and even incl 2 cards that
weren't in the set Honus Wagner & Joe Jackson.
The card fronts lack the texture of the originals
where as the originals almost have an oil painting
look & luster to them. Problem is ya can't pick that
up via the scans.
On the card reverse Wheat put 2 "sunshine bursts" by
the lower corners. There is NO mention of reprint, or
of Mike Wheat or of the date of the reprints, just the
sun burst. On Wheat's site he chimes in that his cards
are so accurate that they can fool you. I bought a couple
so I can learn the nuances and not buy or bid on a card
too quickly before I checked them out.
Here is a scan of a reprint (on top) and an original.
