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Permalink Reply by Nick Dimeo on October 9, 2021 at 12:55pm

Sorry, this is a forgery.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on October 9, 2021 at 1:36pm

No good.  I don’t think I ever saw Mantle use a hash mark next to the number 7.  He always uses NO 7, as far as I have ever seen.

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Permalink Reply by Jaro on October 9, 2021 at 1:54pm

Thanks for the help! Yes, I thought the number was odd as well but I am not the best at spotting Mantle forgeries. When in doubt it never hurts to ask! Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 10, 2021 at 5:45am

the signature looks good to me.  the #7 does not.  may have been added by another hand, although it does look like the same ink.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on October 10, 2021 at 5:53am

I agree with Terrier. The signature looks fine to me. The inscription is suspect.

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Permalink Reply by Big Bad John on October 23, 2021 at 9:18am

That's the Mick alright. Someone else added #7 to try and get more dough.

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