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06-12-2019, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by cnote08

Steve thank you for the feedback. In the interest of my own education, can you tell me a few characteristics of this piece that are red flags? The "ic" perhaps?

The formation is relatively skilled and a cut above the usual mass-produced fakes, but overall this style has a stiff, "blocky" look. It doesn't have the looseness and bounce that is typical. The upward "flick" in the M in "Mantle" appears manufactured and drawn on.

It would be easy to be fooled by one example. But once you've seen a few of them, the "look" is apparent. Whoever produced these was somewhat conservative; I see them once in a while, but the artist did not flood the market like the Marinos, banana Mantles, B&J Fakes, Florida Fakes, etc.

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