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Brian Van Horn 09-04-2014 07:51 AM

Well, the stains look authentic........
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1915-Cracker...item3f3bfd920f

vintagetoppsguy 09-04-2014 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn (Post 1318281)

Not knowing much about Cracker Jacks, what are the signs that it's a fake? Stains are easy to fake, but it's pretty obvious those pin holes have been there for a long time.

Brian Van Horn 09-04-2014 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy (Post 1318296)
Not knowing much about Cracker Jacks, what are the signs that it's a fake? Stains are easy to fake, but it's pretty obvious those pin holes have been there for a long time.

David,

Unless this guy has an incredibly bad scanner (I doubt it), the color of the red background and the whiteness of the borders as well as the contrast between the two are tipoffs.

4815162342 09-04-2014 08:34 AM

I'm no Cracker Jack expert either, but the color stands out like a sore thumb.

Brian Van Horn 09-04-2014 08:38 AM

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David,

May I suggest that you compare the following example that Baseballrarities sold on eBay to the card in question? Sometimes you just have to put the cards side by side.


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