56 Mantle real or fake ?

[larietrope]

Your opinion and why please.
Thanks.

[GasHouseGang]

That card looks fake in my opinion. It's the printing that looks wrong. It looks like that was scanned and then printed on a computer printer. You could compare the dot pattern if you had it in hand. I guess you'd say the printing looks fuzzy. Look at the dot pattern of the shadow under the bill of his cap. Also the dark black lettering of New York Yankees looks narrower and less defined. Compare that version to the printing on this graded example.

[larietrope]

Something looks off, the corners are too good also, thanks.

[JollyElm]

At first glance, it just seems completely fake. And it's way too thin side to side, so it doesn't measure out correctly. Whoever cut it certainly didn't hold the ruler firmly enough while brandishing his X-Acto knife. Look at all the sloping above the team name on back. I would run away faster than Mickey with two good knees!!!

[Harliduck]

I recently bought a 56 Mick reprint for my binder (my real card is graded)...and this card looks like my reprint. The back has the color shade of the reprint and as Darren said, cut doesnt look right. The reprints are getting better and better but there is still that look if you know what I mean. I personally would not buy that card...unless it was the same 3 bucks i paid for my binder card.

Front borders are too white, back is too bright.

[bobbyw8469]

The image looks xeroxed. Anything more than $5, and you are going to get your feelings hurt.