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Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra signed baseball real or fake?

Hi! I'm looking for experienced opinions on whether the autographs of Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra are authentic?

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Permalink Reply by AustinCollector on December 23, 2022 at 9:42am

These are good, and would almost certainly pass professional authentication. Looks like Mick slipped in one spot, but otherwise has all the characteristics I examine for. Nice ball!

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on December 23, 2022 at 10:45am

yes they are authentic

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Permalink Reply by Steve on December 23, 2022 at 1:43pm

Authentic

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Permalink Reply by Baseball beginner on December 23, 2022 at 3:01pm

Thank you everyone! So helpful. I will be posting more balls in the near future.

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Permalink Reply by Nick Dimeo on December 23, 2022 at 7:02pm

Nice authentic ball! I have never seen the Mick make a mistake with his “M” like that. I think that adds some additional value for uniqueness.

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Permalink Reply by Baseball beginner on December 27, 2022 at 1:00pm

Thank you, that is interesting to know!

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Permalink Reply by Baseball beginner on December 27, 2022 at 1:07pm

I should add, all the balls I have posted are from the collection of a deceased family member, who I think was likely duped when buying many of them. I'm learning as I go, but any reply, even if it's to say it's a blatantly obvious forgery, is appreciated - just to affirm my suspicions and determine whether I need to bother following up or seriously authenticate any of these. I know it can be quite a process and expensive to get them professionally appraised, so I would rather avoid doing so if the answer is obvious to experienced collectors. I've been appalled at what I've learned so far about the level of fraud in this hobby!

Thank you!