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MICKEY MANTLE AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS... READ ALL ABOUT IT!

I just wanted to post these here to see what Fudd the Lowly Mantle Collector can do to help stop the flood of forgeries into the market place. The goal is that we can all start educating ourselves before we buy. To see what a beautiful signature the Mick had, and to learn to distinguish it from the obvious forgeries at first glance. Something TTA, STAT, DREW MAX, GAI GLOBAL (Baker certs) My Favorite Players Reborn (Tony Podsada) & Christopher Morales can't seem to do....at all? You will almost never see a signature in this photo album collection that would match or come close to anything that has been certed by any of those guys. Maybe you'll find 1 in a 1000 if you're lucky. To tell the difference between what an original hand signed Photo by the Mick looks like vs. an obvious Fake at first glance is easy. Give it a try. It's Fun!

As has been told many times, The Mick made more in one signing than his dad did in 1 year. He felt obligated to his fans to give them a "work of art". He did this by signing on just the right spot for the particular photograph he was presented. The size of his signature was determined by how big the sweet spot was. He knew EXACTLY how to fit his signature in so it looked perfect. A thing of beauty really. Please note that these are not all the same signature over and over, but merely a sample from my collection. What I do know is that these are consistent with the WAY Mantle signed and structured his Autograph as we know it. Good luck! FUDD

AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS-PHOTOS

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AUTHENTIC EXEMPLARS-BALLS

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Comment by terrier8HOF on January 9, 2013 at 4:46am: this is one of the worst 500 HR club forgeries I have ever seen.

Comment by Mark Rogers on January 9, 2013 at 10:02am: Hello, That is what i thought i will let the estate know so they don't stick someone with it. Thanks for all the help they will be happy it is very hard for someone to sift thru 1,000's of signature when they have no idea about this hobby.

Comment by John Michaels on January 16, 2013 at 8:19am: Is that Ron Jeremy? lol

Comment by Lance on February 7, 2013 at 9:03am: Wow... thats horrible that this is a forged 500 HR item!

Comment by Richard Rothschild on May 20, 2013 at 7:02pm: http://i1314.photobucket.com/albums/t562/Sportsmem817/Autographed%2...

Got this ball in 1990 wondered what the members here thought about it. The item was purchased for me 24 years ago as a birthday present....never questioned it ....well until now