Mickey Mantle signed baseball No. 7 Real or Fake?

Good afternoon everyone. I was hoping to get your feedback on whether or not this signed Mickey Mantle ball could be a forgery. I received it as a present years ago. It is signed on a 1994 World Series baseball (1 year prior to Mickey mantle's death). I have attached pictures including the 2 COAs I received with it. I appreciate any feedback/opinions you could provide-Thanks,

Charles

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Permalink Reply by Randy on October 17, 2015 at 9:25am

Bad fake. Sorry.

Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 17, 2015 at 10:27am

Worthless COA that we've seen on Ebay dozens of times.

That style Mantle forgery was produced in the thousands.

Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 17, 2015 at 10:50am

I have never seen an authentic Mantle,  on a 1994 world series ball.

Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 17, 2015 at 11:20am

Neither have I, and I don't know anyone who has.

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on October 17, 2015 at 11:50am

Unfortunately, without even seeing the signature, there was a 99.9999% chance it was fake based on the 94 World Series ball. As Chris and Terrier mentioned, this is a very common ball for forgers to use and an extremely unlikely candidate for an authentic signature.

Looking at the signature, it confirms it is a common fake style known as a "banana Mantle" after the long narrow banana-like loops under the Ms.

Permalink Reply by Steve on October 17, 2015 at 10:42pm
Unfortunately, 100% fake.
Permalink Reply by Null on October 18, 2015 at 5:26pm
Common forgery

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