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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 Null on June 11, 2014 at 7:58pm: No good Jeff

Comment by Jeff Foglietta on June 11, 2014 at 8:04pm: Seriously? How can you tell Ryan? It looks exactly like those from Mill Creek which are all good. I'm confused.

Comment by CJCollector on June 11, 2014 at 8:07pm: Jeff, that "Mantle" isn't even close to the Mill Creek Mantle or mine.

This is simply an ugly and slowly-penned forgery.

Comment by Jeff Foglietta on June 11, 2014 at 8:10pm: You guys are incredible. I thought I was getting the hang of this but damn!!!

Comment by Jeff Foglietta on June 11, 2014 at 8:15pm: what am I missing? What gave it away to you guys? I'm staring and can't figure it out. :)

Comment by Steve Zarelli on June 12, 2014 at 4:41am: Jeff, while the "shape" of this one is a cut above the typical mass produced fakes, you can tell it was slowly executed. Note the lines are not smooth and flowing. The size of the "ck" is disproportionate. The "antle" is oversized compared to the M. And overall, it has an unnatural stiff and "sharp" appearance. Keep studying and eventually your eyes will be trained to pick up on these more subtle characteristics. :-)

Comment by Steve Zarelli on June 12, 2014 at 4:43am: Jeff, while the "shape" of this one is a cut above the typical mass produced fakes, you can tell it was slowly executed. Note the lines are not smooth and flowing. The size of the "ck" is disproportionate. The "antle" is oversized compared to the M. And overall, it has an unnatural stiff and "sharp" appearance. Keep studying and eventually your eyes will be trained to pick up on these more subtle characteristics. :-)

Comment by Steve on June 12, 2014 at 12:11pm: Agree with the above mentioned reasons. Very slow and deliberate, disproportionate sizes of letters, not smooth, the ick, the e, the an.

Comment by Ian Baldock on June 12, 2014 at 12:16pm: That A is terrible.

Comment by Adam Scott on July 12, 2014 at 6:09am: Hi everyone,

I'm new to this site, but I believe I've read all 52 pages of this thread! Here is a Mantle ball that I purchased in the late 80's or early 90's. Wondering what you all thought:

I thought it compares pretty favorably with the one previously described as authentic. Thoughts?

Thanks!