Can you even tell by just the band?

the left one is fake. the right one has been augmented.

oh you mean the label? i couldn't tell.

Can't really tell, but looks fine to me. Whats making you think its not real?

It looks like the left sife of the band starts with four rows of squares and the right side has five rows, tough angle to tell.


Goody

Nothing in particular is making me think its fake. It was just the first I've had in my possesion, thus have little knowledge of them.

Looks good to me other than my have 3 rows of white dots above the cohiba. Really only one way to find out. Smoke it, if it taste wonderful its real.

smoke it. you'll know.

Bubba, the older cohibas that are I believe pre-2004 had the 3 bands, the newer ones have four with the gold lettering. Ryan, you may already know this, but this is a good site to use as a guide - www.cigaraficionado.com%2FCigar%2FAficionado%2FCounterfeit%2Fcountgal.html

Remember though, because of how high production is right now, the bands are not always perfect and there will be many mistakes. Hope that helps.

The new bands have the gold trim around the word cohiba with 4 rows of squares, two rows above the word Cohiba not three. you have 4 rows and then 5 rows. ??

Here's another interesting thing about this stick:

I was told by the BOTL that gifted this to me, and I believe him 100%, that this stick came from the Hong Kong source.

http://******removed****.com/fakes.php

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re the above link: Interesting, provocative, enlighting...and more than likely 100% acurate.

Beat: I agree about that informative link.

I think everybody should read it. A LOT of guys/gals order from a Hong Kong source. Now, let's say that, from the beginning, these were assumed to be 100% authentic. From that point forward, lots of other ISOMs are compared to what came from Hong Kong to check for authenticity...but, what if those weren't authentic to begin with?

Just a thought.

The new bands have 3 rows, the old have 2. I have several to compare from.

this one looks legit, but the way the first row cuts of is conspicuous

the top row is the only suspecious thing on it. Looks ligit. How was it, Ryan.

Country

email sent ryan

Looks exactly like the ring on my Central American made Cohibas that i bought for 20 a bundle to hand out to people i wanted to impress or make sick.

Thanks, Bubba.

As others have said "smoke it".

90% of fakes taste like a cat pissed on them.
Look at too short, too long, too light , too dark, wrong ring guage, ect.

ryan...

Good point...

But in regards to that band, I agree with lim....that top row of cut off dots seems iffy.