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Permalink Reply by Devon Laney on November 21, 2017 at 5:53am

Looks good to me! Just like ones I’ve received in person.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 21, 2017 at 4:11pm

I think this might be a good forgery.

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Permalink Reply by Devon Laney on November 21, 2017 at 5:35pm

If so then it is VERY, VERY good. It is practically identical to the graphs I’ve received in person. I’d ask Roger for a quick opinion.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Board on November 22, 2017 at 10:25am

It looks good to me, but I'll say this. I've seen REALLY GOOD Simon forgeries, so...I would never buy a Simon signature.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 22, 2017 at 4:56pm

What do you think of this one?

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Permalink Reply by Devon Laney on November 22, 2017 at 10:50pm

I say no good. The bottom of the “P” is wrong and the letter spacing is off. Again, I’d ask Roger for a quick opinion if I were buying ANY Simon graph.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 22, 2017 at 11:05pm

If the one in the OP isn't authentic, it would be from the same forger as the signed Bookends.

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Permalink Reply by Devon Laney on November 23, 2017 at 10:19pm

Here is my signed Bookends for comparison. I obtained both signatures in person. The P is the same in mine and the OP, as is the spacing of the letters.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 23, 2017 at 10:44pm

Wow, that's a nice piece. I think Paul's signature looks more natural and spontaneous than the other two examples, which I think look similar to each other. The presentation looks similar as well.

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Permalink Reply by Devon Laney on November 24, 2017 at 10:56pm

Thanks Ballroom. I had always heard horror stories about Simon signing anything from the S&G days, but he could not have been nicer. Even asked his handler to take another picture to make sure it turned out okay. Back to the OP graph, I see good & bad qualities in it - but I still lean towards authentic. However, for peace of mind I’d ask Roger for a quick opinion.

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