The Bates Fakes Page 4

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| Fake -has an eye and the head is bigger. Real-447 is close to the border. The arrow point on the fake points to the E. Real-the arrow point is almost between the H & E. Fake has a white back stitch. |
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![]() Mis-spelled issue. SOUNEGAN. Was issued by the lodge before the mistake was noted. People often used a pen to change the N to a H. Mis-spell is identical to the SOUHEGAN. |
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| Fake-top line in helmet is too long. Fake-seems to have lines in the face the real don’t. Fake-454 is close to the green. Real- the back of the arrow shows above the green island. Fake-on the back a black line goes from the W to the arrowhead outline. |
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| Light and darker faces. Both real issue have been worn A more than B |
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| The 454 fake is good, but there are good clues, although the white backstitch is a give away. |
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| Fake-the arrowhead is different. Fake-deer is lighter brown. Real-the black nose is at the end of the snout. Fake-nose is above. Most issues were numbered by the lodge, I can not explain B. Some real issues have a black stitch around the outside. No white backstitch on real B or fake. |
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| Paul Myers Goshen,
Indiana gimogash@comcast.net |









