I know everyone is familiar with this pin - I picked them up cheap due to condition and - I believe - fear they're not real?
Here's a few:
Two "key" features are telltale for spotting the fake:
1. The threads of the ball - on the real pin - touch the 'oval' Esso (dealer stations).
2. The Font on the "R" in Ruth is different in the real vs. the reprint pin.
I don't have a fake - took this off of ebay - I wouldn't mind having a fake one but right now all of them are going for good money - and one of them is from a good seller - so - either the info I have is bad or they fool a lot of people?
Comparison of the real vs the fake with respect to the "R" font.
Real:
Fake:
Here's a cool pic of the Babe which was part of the promotion:
I picked up this companion piece - a stack of application forms:
