t205 Cobb...

[jayshum]

I recently started working on the T205 set. If the Cobb in question is fake, can someone provide reasons why and what to look for? I know the evenly rounded corners are always suspicious, but what else makes this card an obvious fake just from a few pictures?

[pcelli]

Deliberate balanced markings on both sides. Pretty obvious doctoring..

[icurnmedic]

There’s some fakery afoot!!

[ngrow9]

The print quality is off. It's hard (for me, at least) to describe, but if you handle enough of them you can tell that the color/resolution of the printing on the front and back is off.

And once in hand, you should usually be able to detect some gold flakes on the border.

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Originally Posted by jayshum

I recently started working on the T205 set. If the Cobb in question is fake, can someone provide reasons why and what to look for? I know the evenly rounded corners are always suspicious, but what else makes this card an obvious fake just from a few pictures?

If your not too sure what to look for you will be better off buying a graded example -- most of the Ruth or Cobb cards on eBay ungraded are usually reprints. Descriptions as bought at a estate sale, not sure, maybe, etc---the one you asked about is pretty obvious a reprint--good luck!