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how to spot an early Koetsu

I just purchased an old turntable, on it is an old Koetsu rosewood cartridge.Now is it real or fake. If real how old can it be? Sound is great, all things point to a mark 1, the only thing that doesn't look right is the serial number. The number is etched on the top metal part of the cartridge where the screws go in,the number reads 911 75,thats it no japan either.So can anyone help me out here?
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According to Hiram Toro, Managing Director of Koetsu USA;

"On the surface most buyers can't readily tell the difference between a genuine and a counterfeit Koetsu. In fact, only a qualified Koetsu technician can truly tell them apart."

This is an excerpt from a Letter to The Editor published in The Absolute Sound, June/July 2009, Page 10.
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