1934 Goudey Gehrig authenticity question

ngrow9 · #1 01-01-2022, 07:43 AM

I was in on the Gehrig as well (congrats on winning it). It's impossible to say for sure without seeing it in hand, but I was very confident it was real.

drapala · #2 01-01-2022, 08:19 AM

Thank you all. I really appreciate all of your insight. Happy new year!

hcv123 · #3 01-01-2022, 09:21 AM

Can never make 100% accurate decisions from scans (even good ones), but as best I can tell from the scan - it looks good. You should DEFINITELY invest in a tool like this: https://www.amazon.com/JARLINK-Jewel...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

If you are going to be buying cards like that!

Yoda · #4 01-01-2022, 09:24 AM

It's fine. And I wonder if Gen./President Eisenhower might have signed it as a lad. Best send to JSA for authentication.

jingram058 · #5 01-01-2022, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoda

It's fine. And I wonder if Gen./President Eisenhower might have signed it as a lad. Best send to JSA for authentication.

What he said. I have one of these. Yours looks like the real thing. Congrats, excellent card and nice pickup!

FrankWakefield · #6 01-01-2022, 10:06 AM

Echoing the others, that's the real 1934 card.

I'd be more worried about fooling with the 30 day return than I would about the genuineness of that card. Congrats on getting it.

I'm an advocate of adding a black light / uv light to your tools. If you're gonna get a magnifier, get a black light, too. Most paper after the late 40's will fluoresce if illuminated with ultraviolet light. Seldom will pre WWII paper fluoresce.

I like that card!

drapala · #7 01-01-2022, 11:00 AM

Thank you everybody, I really appreciate all of your insight. I will be picking up a magnifier and UV light today!

Dead-Ball-Hitter · #8 01-01-2022, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Echoing the others, that's the real 1934 card.

I'm an advocate of adding a black light / uv light to your tools. If you're gonna get a magnifier, get a black light, too. Most paper after the late 40's will fluoresce if illuminated with ultraviolet light. Seldom will pre WWII paper fluoresce.

Completely agree. You use a "black light" to see if the paper glows bright or white, i.e. "fluoresces." Many/most modern era papers have optical brighteners (OBAs) that are readily visible under black light, its quite easy to see. Of course, fine art paper manufactured today typically does not use OBAs. However, most of the fakes out in circulation use the cheaper modern paper containing OBAs. Thus the reason that a black light is one of the many tests commonly performed, in addition to magnification (to review the printing process, including print dots or lack of them, etc), a paper texture review, smell test, et al.

Note that black light bulbs that screw in to normal household sockets are available at Home Depot, etc.

Having said that, from what is visible, the card looks authentic!

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