Vintage Goudey How to spot a fake?

akuracy503

Happy Independence Day Everyone!

Sitting here watching my Mariners duel with the BoSox and wanted to get my daily knowledge article....am looking for a guide to determine a fake vs. real Goudey 1933-1934.

I know the basics such as matte finish, tan shade vs white shade stock, thicker layered stock, red ink bleeding through the back etc.

But with these cards being one of the highest reprinted cards what are some fail safe ways to determine?
The guide I saw about spotting the 1952 Mantle was well done...hoping I can find one similar for the Goudey's.

Thanks in Advance.

fattymacs

I have all low-end stuff and once you handle enough real cards, the fakes jump out like they are on fire. SGC's magazine from last year has a nice write-up on how to spot trim jobs and such. Buy some low-end graded and study them.

PoppaJ

Look for a glossy finish on the front surface
The green text on the back of the card should be solid
If under magnification, the text looks dotted, you are probably looking at a reprint
Many of these cards have been artificially aged to look real

justmichael

I have encountered a bunch of fakes circulating that smell like curry also.Seriously.
Mike

jamesgotpoorman

<< <i>I have all low-end stuff and once you handle enough real cards, the fakes jump out like they are on fire. >>



Collected the set for 2 years and how true you are. Had someone try to pass a reprint off as real..... Most have a rubbed out spot in the middle of the back where the "reprint" words were.

The High end cards seem to be the most passed off fakes..


"If the deal is to good to be true them trust me it is a fake"

stevek

Some great points made about vintage cards - nothing like experience...buy some lower priced PSA graded cards, and/or some inexpensive raw cards that are too cheap for anyone to have incentive to produce them as fake, examine them and get the feel for them, and in some time, you should be able to spot fakes.

The "artificial aging", and "artificial wear" is an easy call for me...I haven't seen a scammer yet who could accurately duplicate that...but again, it takes seeing and handling many, many cards to be able to know what the cards should look like...and if ya don't know and don't wanna spend the time to learn, then always buy any card of value to you PSA graded.

fkw

If I see a picture of the card I can help. Its easy to tell 95% of the time

There is no one way to spot a fake R319 since there are dozens of different kinds of R319 reprints made in the last 33 years.