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Mickey Mantle signed baseball

I’m new to sports autographs. I’m much better at collecting coins. I can’t find the forum that was saying that Mickey Mantle didn’t put #7 under name. Only No7. I got his autograph in the early 90’s in Atlantic City. The 1961 Yankees were there. He signed my ball with #7 under autograph. Is this baseball more valuable that one with No7 under autograph. Thank you for your help. If you want picture of ball, I’ll post picture.

dan

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Permalink Reply by Steve on April 30, 2022 at 9:52am

Please post a picture, I would love to see it.

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Permalink Reply by Dan myers on April 30, 2022 at 11:09am

I can’t figure out how to send pictures

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Permalink Reply by Dan myers on April 30, 2022 at 12:30pm

For now I posted Mickey Mantle picture as my profile picture. I hope you can enlarge!

Dan

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on April 30, 2022 at 12:48pm

that is a really good question. there are two ways to look at it, aesthetically and rarity. Aesthetically, while the signature is very nice, I personally do not like the number sign. However, there are a lot of collectors out there that would value the rarity as I have only seen two of these out of all of hundreds of Mantle signed balls I have seen.

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Permalink Reply by Dan myers on April 30, 2022 at 12:57pm

Thank you for your input. I am going to get it authenticated. At the same event, (61 Yankees) He also signed his picture in the 1961 yearbook the same way. #7. In the same yearbook I got Yogi Berra’s autograph.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on April 30, 2022 at 1:18pm

I totally agree. I prefer the No. 7, but you never see the #7.

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Permalink Reply by Dan myers on May 2, 2022 at 3:56pm

I have a question about your replies. I am just trying to learn about autographs. Why do you like No7 instead of #7 on signed Mantle ball? It seems to me a more unique signature would be cooler. No disrespect. Just trying to learn.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on May 2, 2022 at 5:39pm

Having something unique is a matter of personal taste. For example, if Mantle signed every ball No 7 and there was one with no number at all, it would be unique, but I wouldn’t want it. There are certain items that I want to look a a certain way. A Mantle signed No 6 is unique because he only wore it his rookie year and would automatically sign his rookie year picture with the No 6. That to me is great, but the # symbol, to me, just looks strange next to his name.