New Member with a Authenticity Question

[buymycards]

I am not an expert on this set, but I think it may be real. It is difficult to tell from a blurry photo and the card is in a penny sleeve and a top loader. A good scan would help, or, if you could purchase a low grade common from that set, you could use a loop to compare the printing.

Rick

[pencil1974]

I would be in the reprint group as well. The one sign for me is that there are very few of these I've seen without registration issues of some sort. This one is dead nuts on it looks like from the scan.

I could be wrong but similar to Goudey's it's usually a tell if everything lines up perfect and there is no overprinting showing through.

[glynparson]

I am confident if it looks like the scan in person it's not real. Printing in background looks fake to me.

[CW]

Your best bet might be to take it to a local card show (if there are any in your area) and have a few dealers look at it in person. Sometimes that's the only way to be definitive about a card's authenticity. BTW, that's the DiMaggio card from the '49 Leaf set (some refer to it as the '48 Leaf set), and the "1" is there because it's card #1 in the set (each card gets a number).

[Leon]

Originally Posted by CW

Your best bet might be to take it to a local card show (if there are any in your area) and have a few dealers look at it in person. Sometimes that's the only way to be definitive about a card's authenticity. BTW, that's the DiMaggio card from the '49 Leaf set (some refer to it as the '48 Leaf set), and the "1" is there because it's card #1 in the set (each card gets a number).

It should be noted that a lot of dealers aren't that good at telling fakes either. The top 3 grading companies are good (not perfect) at telling fakes. I have explained why some cards are not good only to have dealers not believe me. Oh well, all we can do is try.

[Vogt]

Originally Posted by CW

Your best bet might be to take it to a local card show (if there are any in your area) and have a few dealers look at it in person. Sometimes that's the only way to be definitive about a card's authenticity. BTW, that's the DiMaggio card from the '49 Leaf set (some refer to it as the '48 Leaf set), and the "1" is there because it's card #1 in the set (each card gets a number).

Thank you very much! I will probably take this advice and stop in next time one is in Chicago.

[Vogt]

Originally Posted by buymycards

I am not an expert on this set, but I think it may be real. It is difficult to tell from a blurry photo and the card is in a penny sleeve and a top loader. A good scan would help, or, if you could purchase a low grade common from that set, you could use a loop to compare the printing.

Rick

I can rescan it without the penny sleeve and case. What exactly do you means by loop for comparison?

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by Vogt

I can rescan it without the penny sleeve and case. What exactly do you means by loop for comparison?

I think he means a loupe, i.e. a small magnifying device like jewelers use. They're useful in examining cards for authenticity.

[buymycards]

Sorry, a loop won't do you much good. A loupe would work much better.