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Any thoughts on this Bill Clinton?

This signature is on a letter from 2021, which was a nice reply to a thoughtful and sincere letter sent to him.

I especially like the varying degrees of pen pressure in the first name, as well as the twist of the pen on the "n" in "Clinton".

What I am not crazy about is the long tail on the dot over the "i" in "Clinton". I did, however, find a couple similar examples of that "comet" feature among some authenticated signatures.

I can't find any identical autopen examples, and this signature is not as large and smooth and rounded as most of his autopens.

I will keep the letter either way, but I am trying to decide which binder to store it in: treasured mementos, or autopen reference.

Thanks for any opinions people care to offer.

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Permalink Reply by crazyrabbits23 on October 13, 2021 at 7:20pm

Personally, I don't touch anything Clinton-signed unless it's also inscribed to the prior recipient - much harder to fake. I'm a bit suspect on this - what letterhead was it signed on? The Clinton Foundation?

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Permalink Reply by JK on October 13, 2021 at 8:01pm

It's on his personal letterhead.

It was a reply sent to me, so it's either real, secretarial, or autopen (forgery is ruled out). The content is specific to my letter so it is not a form letter.

It seems to compare favorably to the recent signed bookplates in The President's Daughter.

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Permalink Reply by crazyrabbits23 on October 14, 2021 at 4:07am

My gut says secretarial, but then again, we're still in a pandemic and a lot of political figures have more free time on their hands. Wouldn't surprise me if it was real.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 14, 2021 at 4:25am

its not secretarial its either authentic or autopen

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Permalink Reply by michelle on October 14, 2021 at 4:33am

Havent seen an autopen quite like this one so it may turn out to be a rushed authentic one

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Permalink Reply by JK on October 14, 2021 at 10:55am

Thx everyone for taking a look and providing feedback. The various assessments mirror my own.

I am automatically skeptical about presidential signatures. I got a handwritten note once from Ronald Reagan and it still took a little time for me to convince myself that it was real.

As for Bill Clinton, I do know that his signature has become smaller and less smooth in the last few years. (I hope it's not an indicator of health issues). I guess this example is probably within the range of what it looks like now.

Thx again.