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Counterfeit Alert – 1928 George Ruth Candy

July 2, 2014 - by Andy

Two card sets from 1928 have the distinction of being more known for fakes than the real thing. It seems that there are more fakes on the market than real …

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Counterfeit Alert – 1965 Topps Pete Rose

July 1, 2014 - by Andy

Not the rarest of cards, but for whatever reason, I have been seeing more and more of these ’65 fakes lately. Specifically the Rose, Mantle and Mays. Here we have …

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Card alterations – FrankenGoudey

June 30, 2014 - by Andy

We as card graders get to see quite a few different types of altered cards. From amateur jobs to the professional restoration and everything in-between. Re-backed cards are nothing new. …

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Detecting authentic real photo cards

June 30, 2014 - by Andy

Trading cards and post cards that feature an actual photograph instead of a printed image are referred to as “Real photo card” or “Real Photo Postcard.” One way that you …

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