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What do you guys think of this Mantle?

Any opinions? Chris, what do you think?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on October 21, 2014 at 7:56pm

My first reaction is, is the No 7 in a different pen?

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Permalink Reply by Steve on October 21, 2014 at 8:40pm

I took a second look at the No. 7 and it appears to be in the same pen, at least color wise.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Poulos on October 21, 2014 at 8:02pm

Some/most may disagree with me, but I just don't like this one.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on October 21, 2014 at 8:54pm

It's fine in my opinion

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Permalink Reply by GraphingMlb on October 21, 2014 at 9:44pm

I dont have a problem with the actual graph the blow up and blurry image is messing with my eyes though.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on October 21, 2014 at 9:48pm

I hear you. I took the photo with my phone and tried to get a good close up. I get a little headache when I stare at it.

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Permalink Reply by Bear on October 22, 2014 at 4:59am

Looks good to me.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on October 22, 2014 at 10:22am

The A-N bothering me. Paging Mr Williams.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on October 22, 2014 at 10:53am

I have seen a few n's like this, but I agree on the a, it bothers me a little also, it is a little small, usually larger. The other part that others me is the tight side of the M in Mantle.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on October 22, 2014 at 12:57pm

In my opinion, the issue is you cannot see the flow of the ink in this photo... all we get is "shape."

Was it signed quickly with streaks in the ink or [a bit too] carefully applied?

Additionally, seeing the signature in the context of the whole photo may help as well to gauge size and placement.

In my opinion, the jury is still out on this example, but I am not loving the undersized "an," the sharp angle on the right side of the second M, and overall it looks a bit "tight." If a better photo showed great flow, I might feel more positive about it.