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MICKEY MANTLE AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH EXAMPLES FROM THE 1950'S TO THE MID 90'S

PHOTO 1

OK Mickey Mantle fans...here's a great tool guide if your looking to purchase an authentic Mickey Mantle...just like you and me our signature changes over the years with age as did Mantles from his early playing years in the 50's up until the mid 90's...in PHOTO 1 there is a great example of a very early Mantle auto...very similar to the infamous 1952 Bowman card auto pen version...these early autos usually carry a premium and are slightly more expensive then his modern day "half moon" autos that has been coined from operation bullpen regarding the style the forgers used for Mantles modern day auto as seen in PHOTO 3...Mantles early auto are harder to come by and are not as popular as what most of us know a Mantle today or "The forgers choice" as it is in PHOTO 3...THIS PARTICULAR STYLE AUTO IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST TO COME BY !!!!....But granted they do exist and are HIGHLY DESIRABLE...

PHOTO 2

In this photo you can see how much Mantles auto has changed dramatically from his original version which had what looked to be a number "7" style "M" with a more "script style" as we were all were show in grammar school with out the other popular trait of Mantles "Y" in the "Mickey" swooping upwards after the "E"...his second autograph version during his playing days was a much softer and rounder look much like the top of his letter "M" later in his autograph style which is now what has become his most popular...this particular piece was an autograph in a book that sold at auction for over $700.00 ...just a beautiful piece in my opinion...and style to boot...this style is also still available but not no were near as much as PHOTO 3

PHOTO 3

This is Mickey Mantles most popular style autograph none to most collectors (the half moon style)...Mantle also signed a slightly similar version of this autograph during the end of his playing days which had in my opinion a slightly sharper style "M" and another version were his "M" had loops ranging from different sizes on the bottoms as well which has morphed if you will into what you see in this image...Here is a great example of an authentic autograph from the 1994 upper deck set that can be pretty pricey...and even more pricey with Ken Griffey Jr's auto affixed on this card as well...you can also find other great examples of authentic and fake Mantles posted all over this site by other members...please feel free to ask any questions and or leave comments...thanks for reading and happy collecting !!!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on September 11, 2012 at 12:00pm

Craigslist...not surprising. Fraud is rampant there. Do they have a store, phone number, email...anything you can identify them with? Can you point to one of their ads? We need to warn people.

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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on January 11, 2013 at 7:31am

then wait until you learn the signature and SPEND THE MONEY for the real thing...don't cheap out and end up with a worthless forgery or don't buy one at all....

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on January 10, 2013 at 6:18pm

Typical Craigslist's scammer:

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Permalink Reply by Null on January 11, 2013 at 7:33am

They ruined a cool jersey

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Permalink Reply by steve erdmann on February 13, 2014 at 12:34pm

how about this one? Person claims his uncle got the autograph at a bar (has a picture of his uncle shaking Mantle's hand...though signed photo is NOT in frame). Also..I look at this and think the Y in Mickey isn't consistent with other 3rd style signatures. Dunno....He wants $280.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on February 13, 2014 at 12:41pm

Kind of small to be certain, but it is not an obvious fake. Could be ok. That said, $280 is way too much for an 8x10. I would not pay more than $175 - $200 for this pose with the "No 7" inscription.