For me one of the things that seems "wrong" about this sign is the white paint and black paint have different weathering. The black has far more holes in it than the white. That would make sense if it was old and a touchup had been done with incompatible paints, latex over oil based sometimes gets like that. Especially if the preparation isn't good.
But on this sign the holes go through both layers of paint. And that's odd enough to be deliberate. Especially since that effect is only seen on the letters and not on the border.
The wear is also a bit suspect. It's got hanging loops, but also bolt holes. And while the bolt holes are in a low area they have lots of wear around them. So either it's fake wear, or whoever bolted it in place couldn't get the bolts to stay tight and left it loose long enough for the paint around the holes to wear through.
Steve B
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