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Originally Posted by fkw
The card in the top of this post is a modern reprint, The easiest way to tell in less than a second is the top of Mantles hat is missing. (Also the "Printed in USA" is missing from bottom). The whole image was cropped when they designed these reprints.
The back card stock color is another way to tell but not necessary with this reprint.
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Thanks Frank. You just saved me some unnecessary grading fees! After you point it out it is so obvious when looking at the variety of these same cards on eBay with the hat not cropped.
Looks like my Mays is a knock off as well, which makes sense since I bought them at the same time from the same dealer sometime in the early 80s. Same deal; top of bat should not be cropped, and no Printed in USA at bottom.
Oh well, just glad I didn't sell them to someone as originals.
