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Originally Posted by steve B
Meaning it can probably tell old ink from new ink. They're not specific in the stuff I read as to how detailed it can be, but it can do that.
So properly used it can likely tell if say a Ruth ball was signed with 30's ink or 2000's ink. If you had a good library of ink formulations and the machine generates enough detail you could probably tell the brand. (And maybe more)
Steve B
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I don't think the machine can do that.
If it could the forgery problem in the hobby would be cut in half in a month.
There are a couple of labs in the country that can date ink. However, that requires removal of a tiny portion of ink from the questioned item and costs thousands of dollars.
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