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Is this 1980's era Mickey Mantle autograph legit?

Hello, and thank you beforehand for helping answer my question. I love to collect Mickey Mantle items but I do need coaching in how to spot fakes. what do you guys think of this Mantle signature on a recent Ebay auction? Thank you!

Link and item number below incase the link doesnt work.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/190593098972?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_...

Item number:190593098972

Tags: mantle, mickey

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 13, 2011 at 8:19am

Interesting that the Examiner's findings were based on five exemplars. Seems like a woefully low number. In my view, most collectors and dealers have to see hundreds and hundreds of real vs fakes before it clicks.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on November 13, 2011 at 8:34am

Actually, my point in showing that COA was that a so-called "Forensic Examiner" compared the item in question to exemplars from handbooks, books, etc.

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Permalink Reply by Kenny G on December 3, 2011 at 1:59pm

Hi, I just joined after inheriting a baseball I found in the bottom of a box. It appears to be a very old ball which has no marking of the make of it and the inscription reads:

Mickey Mantle

To my best friend

This is the part I could not read. It looks like a name that starts with a B and the last name is just an initial that looks like a B.

I will try to attach some photos. You will see smudges of ink in a few different spots on the ball as if it was from the pen that wrote it.

If anyone can guess if it is authentic and possibly it's value so I can decide to keep or sell. Also, where would I get it appraised?

Thanks, Kenny

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