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DOES THIS REALLY HELP WHEN AUTHENTICATING?

I read somewhere where it said that it helps to turn the autograph upside down an ALSO examine the autograph from that angle also- Do you all think that this holds water??

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Permalink Reply by Michael T on June 7, 2012 at 9:24pm

Funny, I have heard that as well but never tried it. I will give it try soon and report back.

My mentors taught me to always look at the end of the signature first as many forgers seem to have the most difficulty with that portion.

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Permalink Reply by Susan Thames on June 8, 2012 at 12:15am

that makes alot of sense too -]

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Permalink Reply by Travis Christenberry on June 8, 2012 at 12:20am

It doesn't help me to look at it upside down. Probably in special cases, with certain autographs, it could be beneficial.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on June 9, 2012 at 6:54am

that really doesnt make much sense to me. the best way to evaluate an autograph is compare to as many known exemplars as possible.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on June 9, 2012 at 10:29am

I think the idea is to compare it to real exemplars that are also upside down. Probably not necessary for routine items with low risk, but if you have a suspect item, it provides another angle of attack. It's possible your eyes may pick up on something they may miss looking at it the "normal" way.