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Old 03-18-2025, 08:53 AM
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In most cases, it is easy to determine if a card has been sun-faded to create a "white letter" version. With the green backgrounds, the green will appear blue (as seen below). The brown backgrounds will appear more purple.

The 10 or so red background cards may be tougher to tell as red is a primary color, but red does typically fade faster than blue but not as quick as yellow. While I have not seen a faded red version (yet, in my west facing window now),
my speculation is that the red background will have a dull/faded appearance.

I would not let the possibility of sun fading deter you, just apply common sense/caution when considering any of these WL cards.

Yes, this subset is well-worth the chase.
True, but you could avoid making the rest of the card (including the button) fade if you did a very careful stencil of just the letters themselves and cover the other 99% of the card. Not that I would bother engaging in such subterfuge, but the WL Mantle comes with a pretty big premium and I suspect this has been deployed before.
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Old 03-18-2025, 09:21 AM
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True, but you could avoid making the rest of the card (including the button) fade if you did a very careful stencil of just the letters themselves and cover the other 99% of the card. Not that I would bother engaging in such subterfuge, but the WL Mantle comes with a pretty big premium and I suspect this has been deployed before.
I would be astonished if a scammer would waste their time on such a detailed endeavor just to net out a $30-40 WL card. Most of the Mantle WL cards are graded, although that does not mean PSA will catch such detailed work.
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Old 03-18-2025, 09:42 AM
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This thread needs a WL Mantle.

Here is mine. Beat and bent but mine.
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