Authentic? - 1910 Die-cut Honus Wagner

[eberget]

Looking for insight and expertise.




A friend of the family bought a box of old baseball cards/memorabilia at an estate sale for $500 last year and has several potential gems--including this Wagner. I've been skeptical until I saw them in person. They look very real to me, but I am no expert--I have never even held a pre-war baseball card before. I am trying to convince him to get these officially graded/authenticated. Based on what all is in the box, it definitely does seem to fall in the "to good to be true" category. But I thought it would be helpful to get some initial feedback from some folks with experience.

Any thoughts/advice?

Thanks!

[ullmandds]

Looks fake to me.

[4815162342]

Looks like a copy of this one to me:

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2010/167.html

[ullmandds]

the print quality is just..."poor." the detail is not very "detailed." Old cards look much "better" than that!

[e107collector]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Looks like a copy of this one to me:

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2010/167.html

Daryl,

You beat me to it. The card in the REA auction is mine. You can see a picture of it in a SGC Auth holder under my profile.

The image is too grainy & washed out. First fake E-125 I've seen so far.

Tony

[eberget]

Fascinating.

Thanks for the quick reply.

I read somewhere about solid ink vs modern printing....So you would suspect with magnification to see printer dots on copies like this?

(Unfortunately, I didn't have any magnifying glass at my house when he brought a few of the cards over this past weekend).

[Vintagecatcher]

Clearly a fake for many reasons...which was dipped in tea in an attempt to create an aged appearance on the back...Created to deceive no doubt.


Patrick