1916 sporting news Babe Ruth Rookie real or fake?

[trdcrdkid]

The holder screams "fake", and the card itself doesn't look good either, just at a glance. The wear on the corners is the kind you see when someone is trying to make a card look old, not the kind that old cards actually have.

[Leon]

Screams "fake" to me from that scan. The corners are rounded, with a little white showing but NO fraying? And no, it wouldn't be in that holder if real. It could be the 1 in a million, but I doubt it.

[barrysloate]

The holder says it all.

[Jakrauss44]

Yeah I get the holder doesn’t bode well for it, however it’s the card id be looking at not the holder. Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve seen high dollar card in crap holders. The card belongs to my cousin and was passed down to him by his great uncle. The holder has me for a loop as well however I know theirs been plenty of fly by night “grading companies” that haven’t lasted. I’m leaning towards fake as well but wanted to put it up and see what everyone else thought. As far as the rounded corners go I don’t think it would be completely out of the question for someone to trim the corners lol. As if legit cards have never had rounded trimmed corners sorry for the sarcasm but couldn’t resist. I appreciate all the feedback tho

[ullmandds]

i don't like the dark quality of the image as compared to real ones...FAKE I'd say.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

I actually got a real Nielsen's type 2 Cobb in a goofball holder once. However I don't like this card.

[brianp-beme]

It does look off. I say bust it out of its holder (the holder obviously doesn't add any value) and provide us with a better image, front and back, so we can better judge the card.

Brian