Hidden Mickey castles being faked

[Nursteve]

Anyone see a picture floating around Facebook claiming that castles are being faked?

 

[Ajk]

Sigh.

 

[momin.ator]

I wonder what the back looks like

 

[Pibbman]

That is unfortunate! It is such a cool set!

 

[Sithathoriunet]

Yeah, I've seen that in several FB groups, and a lot of pinners on IG have been sharing it, too. Most unfortunate.

 

[dznycrzyfmly]

Here’s what the FAKED pin back looks like for those new castles.


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[Pidge]

Here’s one from DLR. it looks like everything is moved around. Someday I’ll learn how to take a decent back of pin photo!

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[Pidge]

I just realized those are wave A from WDW in the photo. Are those the only ones being faked or is it wave B and DLR also?

 

[Pibbman]

Here is one I got in November trading at WDW. You guys have me questioning its authenticity. It feels light but I don’t have any other castles to compare it to. Just weighed it and it says 4 grams (my scale is acting up and is fluctuating between 3.9 and 4.2 grams)

 

[Nursteve]

I just realized those are wave A from WDW in the photo. Are those the only ones being faked or is it wave B and DLR also?

I have only seen the picture from wave A WDW, no info about dlr or wave b. @Pibbman I'm no expert, but yours looks good. I noticed that the placing of the mickeys on the back were wrong relative to the post and nubs on the reported fakes when compared to known authentic pins.
I could also just be making stuff up...