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[BicycleSpokes]

I am personally trying to improve my ability in spotting fake pre-war cards, which I am not very skilled at right now.

I am not a CJ guy, but from reading this forum, it is my basic understanding that fake CJs can often be spotted by the white in the uniform not being the same as the border (since the card stock itself is used for the white color in the originals). This card, however, seems to my (again, admittedly unskilled) eye, to pass this most basic of tests on the right border (though the overall dirtiness may obviously cloud this). At the risk of embarrassing myself (probably not the first time), I was wondering if those of you who are more skilled at this, would explain (just very briefly) what tips this card off as an obvious fake? Is it the bad coloring / overall dirtiness/greyness? Not questioning your expertise or anything, rather I am just trying to learn from it!

[Bigb13]

I would post a picture of mine but not sure how. Rob

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by BicycleSpokes

I was wondering if those of you who are more skilled at this, would explain (just very briefly) what tips this card off as an obvious fake? Is it the bad coloring / overall dirtiness/greyness?

I am not an expert in CJs, but the context of the post is everything. A thread started about a very expensive/classic card asking for a price is almost universally a signal that the card being asked about is fake.

"How much is my beater T206 Wagner worth?"

The fact that it looks artificially aged by dirt, rounded corners, and "pin" holes adds to the likelihood of the card being a fake.

Although the OP did not seem to be in it for the money, most of these posts are designed to pick up emails offering money for reprints.

[LincolnVT]

Send it out to be graded, then re-post it! If it is good, you'll have is all sending you emails.

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[Bigb13]

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