PP54054    Counterfeit - Haunted Mansion Exit Sign (Dead End)

The authentic version of this pin is on the left to compare to the counterfeit one on the right. This listing is for the counterfeit version of the Haunted Mansion 30th Anniversary Event gift pin - pinpics 2028. If you compare to the photo of 2028, you will see the differences: the shape of the letters "Ex" in "Exit", and "ld" in "World", the absence of the small tail on the n in the word "Living". One additional item to notice on the counterfeit is the line “to the Living World” is crowded up against the right border line. This is sloppy die making, and yet another indication of a counterfeit. On the authentic pin, this line is nicely centered between the borders.

These cloisonne-type pins are made with a die or mold to produce the raised metal line pattern. This ensures consistency of the line pattern from one pin to the next. These 2 pins were clearly not cast from the same die. The possibility that there would be 2 different dies for a pin with a limited, one time run such as this pin is extremely remote.