1. The chip color is not the correct shade or it is the wrong color altogether (example of wrong color - 25c brown vs. 25c blue)
2. The hot-stamp is thicker and more bronze in color.
3. The chip is typically medal-aligned, but not always.
Example of a real chip vs. the Borland chip are shown below.
Real front and back.
Borland front and back
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