Fro-Joy Babe Ruth --- reprint, right?
Charlie9
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I'm 99% sure this is a reprint but I thought I'd put it to the experts. Any chance this is authentic? Stock looks much darker than those I've seen and I never saw the printed perforations on the front. Any thoughts?
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But the card is unbelievably clean !
It looks like he has bubble gum on the top of his cap , Just like Phil Rizzuto .
Sometimes my scans come out darker than they are in real life though .
Sweet looking card !
Jake
From my recollection, the ones that are dead giveaways are the colored full sheets which were reprinted by the zillions in the 60s I believe.
I'm no expert on detecting a fake - but if it's not in a legitimate graded holder and on ebay? Well the odds aren't good I guess.
My guess? Fake.
mike
http://sportsfansnews.com/author/andy-fischer/
QUESTION: How can I tell if a 1927 Fro Joy Babe Ruth card is the real one or reprint?
ANSWER: The rule of thumb with the Froy Joy Babe Ruth cards and uncut sheets is to only buy one if you really know what you are doing, or from someone who really knows what he or she’s doing.
I’ve never owned one of the cards, but my guess is that the original printing is relief with halftone (aka photoengraving with halftone). If you have a microscope, this is type of printing is identifiable by the distinct pattern and consintancy of the ink. This type of printing is pictured, described in detail in the Authentication of Prints/Photos book.
For those unfamiliar with the cards, here’s a brief history. In 1927 Fro Joy brand ice cream issued a set of black and white trading cards black depicting Babe Ruth in various poses (portrait, batting grip, sliding into base, etc). The backs of the cards have Fro Joy ads. The 1927 ice cream eater could mail in a set for a photograh of Ruth swiging the bat and an uncut sheet of the cards.
The cards and sheets are scarce on the market. The problem is that in later years the cards and sheets were reprinted without authorization. The reprints come in the original black, and also in blue and white and multi color. Knowing that the originals are only black and white, the average collector can quickly identify the blue and multi-colored cards and sheets as fakes. However, the black and white reprints also far outnumber the originals, so great care should be taken when buying
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Couldn't have been said any better .
Haven't you learned anything from this board yet?
I remember reading in one of my son's books about Babe Ruth , that he used to hide baseballs all over the place so kids could find them .
In the picture , you see Babe Ruth peeking from around the corner of a building at a little kid in the garbage can where he had hid an autographed baseball .
As long as this Earth is still spinning there will never be another Babe Ruth , he is almost larger than Baseball it's self .
or the 56 bowman mantle guy,whew,too much
the dead giveaways are the speckled areas above his check and on his hat...
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