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Permalink Reply by John Spillane on March 8, 2020 at 10:33am

I never have to look past Joe. I think the two ggs are a little shaky, but other than that, I think it's fine.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on March 8, 2020 at 2:49pm

not a fan of this one

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Permalink Reply by Steve on March 8, 2020 at 3:03pm

Agree with Terrier, not a fan.  There are several areas of concern.

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Permalink Reply by John Spillane on March 8, 2020 at 3:59pm

Steve, like what? 

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Permalink Reply by Robert Tomaka on March 8, 2020 at 4:00pm

Hi Steve, thank you very much for your input. But if possible, Would you mind elaborating a bit on these several areas of concern? I find signature analysis and authentication very interesting and of course very helpful to call on in situations where I might not be so lucky as to have you and others from this forum to call on. 

R

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Permalink Reply by Steve on March 8, 2020 at 7:58pm

Aside from the obvious ggio, I am not a fan of the one in Joe.  Many forgers think DiMaggio signed to make the o look like an a, so it looks like Jae.  He specifically wrote an o, but many times it went down a little farther appearing as an a.  The forgers write it as an a.  

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Permalink Reply by John Spillane on March 8, 2020 at 4:29pm

I should have elaborated more, Robert! There are far more better examples out there, but I still think it's ok. There's some flow. The oe in Joe isn't quite clear. The ggs are shaky and a bit of a concern.This is just my opinion, and I also respect the other gentlemen's opinions as well.

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