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Bad Jimmy Carter signed baseballs with PSA/DNA and JSA LOAs on Iconic Auctions

Did anyone else cringe when they saw the 2 Jimmy Carter signed baseballs up for auction in the latest Iconic Auctions September listing? The first baseball is signed JCarter and is authenticated by PSA/DNA. It is a common Carter BB forgery, which used to sell on E-bay, which originates out of New Jersey. The second forgery is a full name Jimmy Carter, which is authenticated by JSA. How this passed authentication is beyond me. Anyone else have comments?

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Permalink Reply by James on September 27, 2015 at 4:47pm

The transition from the J to the C looks terrible in the first one. Plus, the "er" doesn't look good either. And that big semi-looping C in the second looks much too large.

I once went to a book-signing President Carter held. Near the end of the event, a guy dumped about 10 baseballs on the table and asked the president if he would sign them. Of course, the ever-kind Mr. Carter did so. I'm pretty sure, though, that they weren't for family members!

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Permalink Reply by LymanBostock Fan on September 27, 2015 at 4:55pm

On the first one, yes the transition is bad. Additionally, the first r drops vertically, where authentic Carters have the r leading into the t. The er in Carter also typically drops, not showing this aytpical end. On the second one, yes, the semi-looping C is crazy. I've gotten hundreds of Carters in person (he's done so many book signings over the years) and never seen anything remotely similar to that.

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Permalink Reply by James on September 27, 2015 at 5:05pm

Carter has been so generous over the years with his autograph, making it possible for many people to get a real presidential autograph at an affordable price. IMO, he is one of the greatest, most honest good men to ever occupy the White House. Of course, I said one of the greatest men, not necessarily one of the greatest presidents, yet many things occurred during his presidency that were probably beyond his control.