Folks here is a forgery that you would be able to spot without even looking at the letter formation. This hideous forgery is listed by eBay seller centralohio1

Without even looking closely at the signature, I knew this was a forgery immediately because of the placement of the signature. The Mick would NEVER sign this photo here. Take a look at this junk that comes with some generic piece of paper "COA".

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-Signed-Photo-Framed-AUTOGRAPH...

Here is an authentic piece (same photo) from my personal collection: