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Honest opinions on authenticity of this Mickey Mantle American League autographed baseball?

Is this “The Mick”? I am seeking honest and factual opinions on the authenticity of this Mickey Mantle autographed baseball. I recently purchased this at a local antique store, it was too close of a call for me to make in store so I went ahead and took the gamble and purchased it. Please let me know your opinion on the authenticity, I’ve seen many examples where this could or could not be a true and authentic autograph. Part of me thinks sending to BGS or PSA might be worth it to know for sure, but wanted to get opinions first.

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Permalink Reply by Mason Bell on October 28, 2022 at 8:33pm

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Permalink Reply by Mason Bell on October 28, 2022 at 8:35pm

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Permalink Reply by Nick Dimeo on October 28, 2022 at 9:27pm

I do not believe this is authentic. The banana “M’s” are a dead giveaway.

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Permalink Reply by Mason Bell on October 29, 2022 at 1:26am

I’m struggling using that as the only factor to rule this as a fake. I’ve seen other authenticated autographs that look nearly identical in the shape of me “M”s. Such as this one: https://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/signed_mickey_mantle_baseball_-_u...

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Permalink Reply by Mason Bell on October 29, 2022 at 1:29am

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144662945589?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkri...

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 29, 2022 at 8:09am

sorry but that mantle in the link you posted is not identical to the forgery in the OP. remember, forgeries are intended to fool collectors so of course there will be similarities. but these are drastically different.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on October 29, 2022 at 5:04am

Undoubtedly a banana Mantle fake. The banana shaped flags under the Ms is just the most obvious tell in this style fake, but there are many others. The sharp and compressed “ick”… the squeezed “an” etc etc.