My spidey senses say something is not right with these CJ's

[bcornell]

Do not panic. It's extremely easy to tell a real CJ from a fake once you know what to look for. This is from a Frank Ward post from ~10 years ago:

"Another characteristic of all real Cracker Jack cards is that there is no white ink on the cards. The white or light parts of the uniform is the natural paper color. Most fakes have a white ink for the white parts of uniform, that doesnt match the white border of the card. Real cards will have the uniform blend perfectly into the white border where they meet."

Every fake fails this test, including the ones shown here.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bcornell

Do not panic. It's extremely easy to tell a real CJ from a fake once you know what to look for. This is from a Frank Ward post from ~10 years ago:

"Another characteristic of all real Cracker Jack cards is that there is no white ink on the cards. The white or light parts of the uniform is the natural paper color. Most fakes have a white ink for the white parts of uniform, that doesnt match the white border of the card. Real cards will have the uniform blend perfectly into the white border where they meet."

Every fake fails this test, including the ones shown here.

On some CJs though the uniform is grayish and it doesn't blend into the border.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

On some CJs though the uniform is grayish and it doesn't blend into the border.

For me, as stated, I look at the overall lithography. Most times the reprints just aren't crisp and clear the way real cards are.