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William HeitmanThanks Ted. I tried Honus for awhile but it never did stick. Please call me Bill.
I was hired to authenticate a Wagner with a Piedmont 350-460 back. Interestly, I knew of some reprints that had made this error. Now, if someone doesn't know T206 and wants to fake a Wagner,
isn't that the kind of mistake they could make? Anyway, the card was not authentic.
Going back many years, there were collectors who had access to what seemed like old stock paper and spent many an hour faking cards they used as fill-ins. I don't really have much of an opinion on the Doyle. Doesn't it seem possible that someone wanting to fake a league designation on the Doyle might not realize that the card is of Joe Doyle, American Leaguer, and believing it's Larry, might fake it as a Doyle, National League. I can't rell you how many collectors I've known who didn't think this Doyle card should be checklisted with the New York Americans. I'd want to really look this over. What dealers do you know who deal heavily in reprints?