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Old 05-16-2023, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Prince Hal View Post
I've started to add 1960's and 1970's wrappers to my collection. I was surprised to see an eBay listing for a 1969 wrapper that was labelled as a reprint. It had all the folds you might expect from a genuine wrapper. The genuine wrappers are not all that expensive so I wonder why anyone goes to the trouble of reprinting and aging them.

My question is, are reprints common and how can you tell a reprint from an original?
I have noticed a lot of reprint/actually counterfeit wrappers the last few years. Some of the better ones are hard to tell apart from real.

People will scam for pennies. One of the biggest misconceptions in the hobby is cheap stuff/low grade is safe when in reality it is not.
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