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Originally Posted by markf31
......color fake fro joys, trimmed T206 Wagners and T206 impossible front back combinations existed well before the grading companies......
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markf31
Sorry to differ with you regarding your above statement. The T206 impossible front/back combos are a relatively recent phenomena. A bunch of
the "re-fronted" fakes surfaced circa 1999-2000.
These fake cards were modified by professional paper restorer(s) to the extent that they fooled PSA and SGC graders.
Here are some examples of these T206 impossible front/back fakes that have been graded in the past 12 years......
Green Cobb / Red HINDU
Matty portrait / Red HINDU
Cobb (bat off shoulder) / PIEDMONT 150
Joe Doyle N.Y. Nat'l / POLAR BEAR
Green Cobb / CYCLE 350 ...... this one recently sold for $3000 in an auction
This is just a sample, as there are quite a few more, and perhaps others on this forum will identify more of them.
P.S. Quite a number of collectors payed some big $$$$ for some of these cards, having trusted the TPG's. And, as is noted in the last example....
there are still a few of these fakes in circulation.
TED Z