Looking for some authenticity advise on these!

[Jdanbrook]

2005 cast lanyard pins, Series 3 - I know these were highly faked. Obtained a large collection of 2005 cast lanyard pins from an estate sale and doing my research before selling some sets I am less interested in. The one I am most unsure of is the Fantasyland pin as it has a spike on the back and not a single prong, and the back is shinier than the others, plus the enamel is sloppy or overfilled in a few spots. The Main Street one also has some wear but I read this could be a good sign due to the nature of it hanging on a cast lanyard?

 

Thank you for any help here. I will put the front and back pics in order so you know what is what. ex tomorrowland front, tomorrowland back 

Edited April 21 by Jdanbrook
accidentally included two photos of the same pin

[buzz2001]

@Dragon57 can help.

[Jdanbrook]

@Dragon57 any help would be greatly appreciated. I have seen the obvious tell on some scrappers for these with the skinny font and castle that looks like a smoke stack. But was wondering if there are higher quality fakes. Would you mind explaining to me what suggests authentic/non authentic on my set so I can learn!

 

Thank you!

 

Jessica 

[Dragon57]

@Jdanbrook I am currently in Disneyland and would be happy to help when I get back home. Doing this on my phone is not easy. 

[Jdanbrook]

@Dragon57 no problem! Thank you very much!

[Jdanbrook]

@Dragon57 Wish i was in Disney right now! How is it?

[Dragon57]

@Jdanbrook It was good as we got to spend part of one day with our great granddaughter.

[Dragon57]

@Jdanbrook There have been a few runs in production on these pins, and that alone means you'll see production variances. These tickets can have either barbs or nubs. I'm including a few pictures of my authentic tickets (which are on the website) for you to compare to your pins.
    
Knowing what the pin should look like is half the battle of deciding whether or not your pin is authentic. It's not uncommon for authentic pins to have flaws, so that doesn't always make a pin a bad one. While some flaws can be the sign of a fake, don't judge your pin on a single type of flaw. It's good to compare coloring, font/line thickness, shape of the Mickey-icon, typos, enamel fill/dips/overflow, etc., but still keeping in mind that many authentic pins can have one or more of these issues. I know authentic tickets can have (though not always) small enamel bubbles and/or enamel overflow.

I hope this helps.

 

[Jdanbrook]

@Dragon57 Thank you! Based on that info, photos, and the pictures I have seen of fakes of this pin, I think mine are more than likely authentic then. I really appreciate you taking the tome to explain it to me. 

[firechief18]

On the A and D pins, are the nubs dull or sharp. Squat dull nubs are usually knock offs, but it is sometimes hard to tell with the older pins.