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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 3, 2012 at 5:16pm

I do not think it is authentic

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 3, 2012 at 6:24pm

I agree with Terrier. And if I can tell it's probably not real, there's a decent chance it's not that good.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 3, 2012 at 8:13pm

I hear we may be wrong on this, Terrier. I'll let you know more when I do.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 3, 2012 at 8:32pm

Steve, I don't see how anyone who didn't witness the Babe signing this can be 100 percent certain that this is authentic. So we are left with opinions. I see the letters being slanted in different directions. And a non typical height the second b. that is why I question the signature. Let me know what you find out

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 3, 2012 at 10:00pm

The guy who got it signed called me.

OK...maybe not. It's got a recent JSA LOA, but they could be wrong. I'm far from experienced on Babes, but like you said, the differences in slant between Babe and Ruth really set me off, and Babe looks too slanted to me.

I don't mind the second b, but I don't like much of anything about Ruth. Look how the loop of the R is pointed, not curved in any way. Have you seen that before? And how the hump of the h has a tight loop and looks like an e. And Ruth just looks signed a bit too slowly to me.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 4, 2012 at 3:38am

JSA is obviously an opinion.  It doesn't sway how I feel about the signature.  What bothers me about the second "b" is the slant, and the fact that it is higher than the R.  there are some out there that approach this, but they are at least slanted properly.  but most of the time the R is the high point. If I were looking to add a Ruth signature to my collection, JSA or not, this would not be the one I would add.  

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on October 4, 2012 at 2:22am

How big is this signature?  It appears to be framed and if it is larger than what Babe is used to signing it may explain the atypical appearance.

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Permalink Reply by LuckyLuke on October 4, 2012 at 7:23pm

Thanks for all the valuable input on the Babe Ruth Pencil Autograph. I would image that an INK Ruth autograph is more desireable than a PENCIL Ruth autograph. If this cut is the real deal...what is a fair price for a Pencil auto cut as compared to Babe Ruth signed in INK?

Thanks again,

Lucky.

 

 

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