Does anyone have 1976 SSPC cards that are definitely genuine--or know how to tell?

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by Mungo Hungo

Thanks everyone. But I'm starting to think that there's simply no way to tell the originals and reprints apart.

I actually purchased both the regular and error sets quite some time ago and not at the same time. The regular set I bought in the early 90’s in Nevada and the error set I bought about 6-8 years later. I can’t recall where and it may have been on eBay.

On visual inspection, they both look-feel the same. So whoever may have printed the error set must have known what the card stock was for the first printing. And that is pure speculation on my part with no proof at all to back up the assumption.

I have a scale that measures in grams and will weigh a like card from both sets along with a caliper to see if there are any measurable differences that I can see between the two.

Not sure if any of this data will prove or disprove anything. But what the heck, it sounds fun to me.

It will take a bit and I will update this thread with what I find.

Cheers,

B. T.