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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 7, 2012 at 2:08pm

Jake,

Your Mickey Mantle is definitely not real in my opinion. I don't think the DiMaggio is good either and Williams I don't know well enough to comment on. But if they're on the same photo and one is bad, it would be rare for any to be real.

Sorry to give you the bad news. Where did you buy them?

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Permalink Reply by Jake Upwood on March 7, 2012 at 2:26pm

I didn't buy. Was going too. What about the signatures give it away?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 7, 2012 at 2:38pm

The Mantle is the same style as you'll see in these signed photos, all of which are forgeries:

http://live.autographmagazine.com/photo/albums/soldier-in-afghanist...

BTW, STAT Authentic COAs are a sign of forgery, not authenticity. All but a small amount of the autographs they authenticated are fake. They closed a few years ago and reopened as TTA.

Who's offering these for sale? Definitely someone I'd avoid. 

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Permalink Reply by Brad on March 7, 2012 at 3:21pm

That Williams looks way off to me I would avoid this stuff!

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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on March 7, 2012 at 3:32pm

Even through the blur on the Mantle I'd say it's a 100% Forgery. I fell the same way that Steve does on the other 2 as well.

For what it's worth, I have NEVER seen an authentic Mickey Mantle certified by STAT or TTA. Never

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Permalink Reply by Steve on March 7, 2012 at 5:00pm

I'm not liking the Mantle or the Williams.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on March 7, 2012 at 5:26pm

they are all worthless forgeries

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