1953 Willie Mays - How to identify Fake?????

[Sean1125]

This card looks fine. Always check with a loupe to make sure the solid parts should be solid and the dot matrix should be dots. For instance, the black around the "Mays" should be COMPLETELY black type letters etc

Hope this helps...

Edit to put an emphasis on "looks", there's truly no way to tell without having something in hand but what you need to look for is relatively simple...

[Sean1125]

And if this is coming from the same place as that Mantle don't even bother (even if this is good) just lose the guys number because it seems someone is intentionally trying to deceive if that is the case...

[Bestdj777]

The fact that it is off center makes it a little difficult to tell, but there is a possibility it is either trimmed or miscut on the left side. The edge looks a little uneven.

[Tanman7baseball]

This is a different guy from the mantle. I just passed on the mantle. I picked up this Mays from a client for nothing. Was a dodger fan and didn't want any giants stuff of course. The mays looks fine under a loupe. Print pattern and solid ink areas check out. It's not trimmed but I think it's a miscut. Thanks for the help guys

[hangman62]

I cant say Ive heard that the 53T Mays is a commonly faked card ???

[Tanman7baseball]

Originally Posted by hangman62

I cant say Ive heard that the 53T Mays is a commonly faked card ???

Sorry if I was wrong I just have read online it is a common fake. My mistake I guess.

[SMPEP]

I need friends like yours. No one has ever given me a 1953 Mays (even a fake one) for free!

Cheers,
Patrick