Yes, very interesting project. I will keep an eye on this thread.

As for whether they are fakes, sounds like they work. The printing on yours vs a known sample I got directly from Maxim look approximately the same to me. Both seem to have letters that are slightly askew. Yours seems to have the S in DALLAS raised maybe slightly more.

Looks to be a good bargain. So I bought some too!

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