1953 Stahl Mayer Mantle

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Posted By: davidcycleback

I assume PSA can identify a reprint.

As already touched on, one of easy identifiers of reprints of non-square cornered cards are the corners. For playing cards, game cards (National Game, Polo Grounds), etc, the reprints are almost always significantly different than the genuine cards and thus easy to identify-- different shape, angle, size, crooked, other. Also remember for almost all playing and game cards, all four corners are the same shape and size and where machine cut. If a card has an upper left corner significantly different and crooked compared to the than the upper right, it's probably a homemade reprint where the forger couldn't cut two corners alike.

It goes hand in hand with the above that if a round cornered card for sale has identical corners to a genuine card, that's a strong sign, if not definitive proof, the card is genuine. And comparing to a picture of a genuine card is sufficient to check corners. Remember, that for almost all original playing and came cards, all four corners should be identical.

This would appear to indicate that a relatively safe place for a newer collector to collect is round cornered cards-- assuming he or she is diligently comparing corners.

I've never seen a real or reprint Stahl Meyer in person, but it appears as if the borders on the real card are pure white. A computer reprint would likely have some color dots in the borders, seen under magnification. I also would assume that one the genuine card the bottom text, sig and rectangular lines are solid and clean black ink under magnification.