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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on January 24, 2017 at 5:58pm

Hi - Regrettably, this was signed by an Autopen machine. It is not hand signed. Sorry!

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Permalink Reply by Maverickx on January 24, 2017 at 6:11pm

No problem! Thanks for the response! I just found some really good autopen examples that are spot on with mine. I figured as much. I can't believe the sites out there that are selling similar photos as authentic.

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Permalink Reply by James on January 24, 2017 at 10:11pm

Yep, they do it all the time. And when you send them a message telling them that their offering is autopen-signed, they will swear up and down that they are certain it is authentic.

If yours were authentic, you'd be looking at probably roughly a $1000 (or more) item. A Reagan cut signature is worth at least around $600 or so I would say. So a signed photo is going to be likely several hundred more.

But yes...it's autopen. You can tell by the shakiness of the autograph. It definitely makes a nice addition to your man cave, though! Plus, keep in mind that your Reagan photo likely originated from the White House. I have one of these too...like yours that my mother received from the White House in the 80s because she was very active in the Republican Party.

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Permalink Reply by Maverickx on January 25, 2017 at 4:31am

Thanks for all the great info! The fact it came from the White House is awesome in itself! I'll keep it hanging for now.

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Permalink Reply by James on January 26, 2017 at 3:07pm

You're welcome. Nice item from a very popular president!

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Permalink Reply by Maverickx on January 26, 2017 at 3:25pm

Yes! I have very fond memories of watching Reagan on TV as a young child in the 80's. I am very proud to say I was part of the Reagan generation of kids!

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