Forum:Card Authenticity

Alisana 15:00, November 2, 2009 (UTC)Alisana

In my collection, I have three cards which I am questioning the authenticity about.

One is Trojan Blast, the other Silent Magician LV4 and lastly Silent Magician LV8.

I have the scans of Trojan Blast below, comparing with another trap card I have.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XAUcrQNr2ilv5Y7WDCbgXg?feat=directlink

Then the Silent Magician card placed beside a Silent Swordsman Card.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tLcfZvwKUdiP_N7lhbexYw?feat=directlink

The scan colours didn't turn out too clear mostly because they are in toploaders/sleeves

Points I checked: Naming - All spelling/grammar correct Eye of Anubis Holograph - both cards have it, however for the Silent Magician, the hologram appears slightly scratched, almost as if its rubbing off (which is making me question it more) [Yu-Gi-Oh! written in the hologram, along with the eye of Anubis symbol] (C)1996 Kazuki Takahashi - Both have KONAMI(R) - Both have, (R) is clear Yu-Gi-Oh! TM - Both have, TM is clear (the silent magician image though you can't see it well in the scan, but you can see it in real life fine)

Questioning Authenticity: Trojan Blast - Look at the two trap cards side by side and examine the font in the card description. Trojan Blast is actually in bold font, whereas the other is normal. Silent Magician - the Eye of Anubis symbol rubbing (I noticed this while writing this question), and the backing colouring. See the two card backs side by side. 1st card is Silent Magician, second card is Silent Swordsman. The Silent Magician card appears to be darker, especially noticeable around the Yu-Gi-Oh! area (I've cut both of them out and placed them on top of each other in the middle for easier comparison)

Thoughts? I'm wondering if these are misprints or rather good fakes.