Any American Caramel experts?

[Wilsing]

I have a couple of questions and looking for some help...

Was the 1922 e121 set ever reprinted?... meaning are there a lot of “fakes” out there? And if so, are there any fast and easy ways to identify non-originals?

Is it safe to assume that the majority of raw out there for sale on eBay and such “safe”?

Thanks for the guidance in advance.

[Wilsing]

Don’t everyone answer at once.

[nebboy]

Googled it and yes 1972 TCMA 1922 American Caramel E121 Reprints can be found quite easy.

Here a copy of a Ruth

[RCMcKenzie]

I think TCMA reprinted these. They are on the board and can tell you more. I have never owned a TCMA, but the backs say 'TCMA reprint'. If that area has paperloss, then that is a bad sign. I don't know if Fritsch reprinted e121 or not. These cards are not very expensive unless they are a hofer. I would not hesitate to buy a raw one on ebay, but I would look at what other stuff the seller sells.

[Wilsing]

Thanks man. At first glance I would have guessed that Burns was legit...that’s a tcma reprint?

[RCMcKenzie]

Burns and Ruth are good and from my collection. The last card, Morton is a reprint

[Leon]

Everyone should expect that if there is a scan of an item on the internet there is probably a fake/reprint of it somewhere. It's America (actually more like the world we live in).

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[bigfanNY]

Even more so with black and white cards like E121's there have been fakes of these going back almost 50 years. I would take my time learning about them before buying any raw copies from sources that I did not trust 100%.. good luck