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Permalink Reply by Frank Johnson on October 12, 2022 at 9:14am

Greg in my opinion which may or may not mean much, I think it may in fact be genuine. I say that because 70% or so of it looks like his actual signature when he took time to write it out. Just my opinion it could of been rushed, he could of looked up and it ran on him. The A is correct. G in griffith and the ff as well. I like the line above the t in his last name. Buy the same token it could be a great forged version. Not too many however are as close to genuine as this one. There are much better experts in here that will give you great advice. Thanks for sharing.

Permalink Reply by Gregory on October 12, 2022 at 12:24pm

Thank you very much, Frank.  I really appreciate your opinion.

Kind regards,

Greg

Permalink Reply by Frank Johnson on October 12, 2022 at 6:09pm

Greg you are more than welcome. Again there are others in here who are very good at his signature as well. I would listen to them too. Best of Luck!!

Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on December 30, 2022 at 7:41am

Sorry for the late response somehow missed this.  I agree with Frank that it has a lot of good things going for it.  I also agree with Dr. Loomis that a forger likely would not sign like that.  The ending of Andy is not all that difficult.   Why did he sign that way?  His arm might have gotten bumped, and he just added the long "7" last part to save it.?  While I think it likely is genuine, it is certainly atypical.  Andy Griffith autographs, while uncommon (in authentic form) are not extraordinarily rare.   If I had this in my collection, I would keep it, but I would also be looking (and saving) for a more typical signature.  

Permalink Reply by Doctor Loomis on December 26, 2022 at 8:10pm

Believe it or not this signature just might be good. It has things I really like AND no forger in his right mind would sign it this way. I vote authentic.