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[T206Collector]

You can tell the Ruth was soaked to make it look older by the color and dispersal of the fibers on the edges and corners. Definitely fake.

No opinion on the Aaron, but the Evers is a presumed trim based on the questionable grader -- top left corner is more than suspicious...

[chaddurbin]

ruth's face is way too dark, it's a reprint (one of those "racoons" fakes). how is the light switch in the background have better focus than the card you're taking a pic of?

[pawpawdiv9]

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[t206hound]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

Must be the overhead light/ceiling fan. I tried it without the flash.
How do you guys take better pics?

use a scanner... or place the card on a table and use two hands on the camera.

[t206blogcom]

Set to macro mode on your camera if you don't have a scanner.

[shammus]

I would agree that Ruth's face seems too dark to me. In particular, his brow and the "lines" of his face seem darker and more pronounced than they do normally. It also appears there's a pretty even "darkening" of the edges/corners on the front and back which is another tell-tale sign that someone tried to give the card a more "authentically aged" appearence.

The Aaron I'm not sure about, could go either way on that, but as with the Ruth, I can't really tell based on the photo. From what I can see, I'm about 95% certain the Ruth is a fake and could go 50/50 on the Aaron.

I would try to use a scanner if you have access to one....

[ullmandds]

The ruth is 100% fake and the coloring of the borders on the Aaron concerns me.