Comment by FanaHOVA

What is missing in the context here is that the cards mentioned in this article are not actually real. They never existed, and therefore they are not "counterfeits" of a real one, they are just made up. Someone just claimed to know someone that had playtest cards from back in the day. They are not a commercial product.

See here for a bit more background: https://www.cgccards.com/news/article/13347/