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TONYI recall being at the show where these surfaced, it was A East Coast show not Calif. if memory serves me correct
I went from table to table & saw dealers with 10-20 Roses in their showcases & said something to myself "Something is wrong"
Finally at Kit Youngs table he had 20 of the Rose's displayed for sale
Looking at them thru the showcase I knew something was fishy, something just wasn't right
About a hour later finally someone actually examined the cards & determined they were fakes
The 2 telltale signs I recall to spot a phony was if you held the card up to a strong light looking at the reverse side, you could see the 4 circles easily, due to a paper stock that was too thin & had a waxy feeling to them, not like the typical cardboard.
Also on the phony Rose, there was a black outline around the cap of the Rose photo.
Once you examine a phony Rose rookie, you can easily spot a counterfeit almost instantly
Also the card you show as the counterfeit does not appear to have the black outline on the cap, so I wonder if these cards were from a another counterfeiter
Also Jack Petruzelli had the counterfeit stamp added to the reverse of the cards, but I know for a fact not all were stamped, so unstamped counterfeits are still floating around & being sold at flea markets etc as the real thing
This is a card that all novices should buy graded only, unless you are buying it for A $1 or less
+ the only reason so many of the phonies were sold was dealer GREED.
Anyone want to buy A few $1000 Bills for $400 each?