Mickey Mantle Card Identification

[barrysloate]

If there was a find of proofs a few years ago, maybe this card is a copy of one of those proofs. Unless this is just a really bad scan, I can't imagine it's original.

[ls7plus]

It would be interesting to see the print dot pattern under high power magnification, such as 16X or so. I've had pretty good success ID'ng counterfeits this way over the years. At the 2009 National, one dealer had what he claimed to be a different version of the 1914 Baltimore News Ruth for $650. I immediately realized from the price alone that this meant the grading companies wouldn't touch it, but was curious. This card had a blank back. I asked if he would mind if I took a look at it with my loupe, and I did. It had an irregular dot pattern that beyond question indicated it was not original. When he asked what I thought, I just politely told him that it didn't look promising.

I too, have a high regard for Heritage. I've sold some game-used bats through them, and they did a terrific job in the photos and write-ups in their auction catalogue.

Best of luck on this one,

Larry

[dstudeba]

So is this card going to be sold by Heritage, or are there other plans for it?

[fkw]

Wow! I looked at this post earlier and agreed it was a bad fake, but now I go back and reread it, lol

Still looks just like a bad quality homemade fake to me ... in every single way

Low quality rescreen job with washed out colors (Mantles face/neck should jump out from the background), faked diecut corners, fake water stains, fake "Stahl Test Proof" type written note on back.

The stamped lot numbers on a test proof??? Why would they ever need to test that? it was stamped on, not printed....

The colors are so off and washed out I dont know how anyone could say it was printed the same way the authentic cards were or even that lot of 9 so called "proofs" (printer scrapsheet cut cards) were printed. ???