Steve B: Thanks for your observations. I'm beginning to wonder about the website that Alex provided a link to. That is, I can't find an actual article that details a case of 1952 Wheaties counterfeiting. A poster on the website, Ross Chrissman, whoever that is, merely states that "there was a case a few years ago." And then someone commenting on his claim states that pure white borders and lack of old paper smell is a sure-fire tip-off. This is hardly conclusive evidence of anything in my opinion. As you noted, my Musial has dpi definition that seems to gainsay any likelihood of counterfeiting on a set as generally low-priced as this one. And I think you're right that the difference in toning probably dates back to 1952. You can see the same difference in cardboard stock quality in the Topps 1951 cards: pure white stock vs cream stock.
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