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Pair of Ted Williams signed photos

They appear to be signed by the same hand. But was that Ted Williams’ hand? Or Steve from Dayton Ohio?

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Permalink Reply by Steve on April 19, 2020 at 10:30am

Very, very fake.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on April 19, 2020 at 10:30am

The one on the bottom is a forgery that has been turned into autopen. This fake appears on a ton of fake Williams items.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on April 19, 2020 at 12:29pm

what I think is comical is that prior to PSA's video talking about the "hooks" in Williams' "d" and "a", they were typically left open by the forgers. Then they started overcompensating and the result is these unnaturally formed letters, and some (maybe even the top one) have the "hooks" added after the fact to previously "open" "d" and "a" forgeries.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on April 19, 2020 at 12:57pm

You are right, looks like an afterthought.

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Permalink Reply by D R on April 19, 2020 at 5:01pm

The “gap” is always the first thing I look for. It’s funny you mentioned the hooks because it looks like someone in fact added them after the fact. So you have the original forger, then whoever ended up with the forgeries “updating” them.

Why do I have so much trouble with photos? I’m usually pretty good recognizing fakes on baseballs, but photos are more difficult for me.