I had a cheat sheet I created in the eighties and early nineties when I worked in a local card shop. There are plenty of great resources but I'd bet these will get you by:
1. Look for gloss. Gloss on a T-206 is either shellac or fake
2. Hold the card to the light and if you can see the reverse image then it's fake.
3. Name and Team Letters should be a brownish color and not black. This is where having a known authentic card to compare against is valuable.
4. Use a loop and look for the dots. Reference card is great here too.
5. The color within the frame tends to roll off and usually a little bit over the image frame.
*Some have a clear scratch or rub mark on the lower back of the card that said "reprint". You can also determine many by front back combo but if you're new to T-206 then that's less valuable to you right now. If you follow 1-3 above you'll be fine in most cases. Just don't spend an arm and a leg without knowing for sure.
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