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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on June 13, 2015 at 2:00pm

authentic imo

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on June 13, 2015 at 2:17pm

The second half of the M is not as squished as usual but I think its a nice one also.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on June 13, 2015 at 2:25pm

Very nice Joe D. sig.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on June 13, 2015 at 2:37pm

Compare the OP's authentic Joe DiMaggio to the below Joe DiMaggio forgery that recently sold on Ebay.

http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/forged-joe-dimaggio-...

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Permalink Reply by ricky1984 on June 13, 2015 at 2:39pm

Thanks guys! Makes me feel a little better after my Mantle was a fake. Ball has B&J COA do yall think I should get it PSA'ed?

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on June 13, 2015 at 2:40pm

Throw away the B&J Collectibles COA.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on June 13, 2015 at 2:52pm

It's too bad that B&J got involved in forgeries, they sponsored Dimaggio at the National in Anaheim around 1995. They had the ability to do things legitimate, but used their contacts to also put out forgeries. Although they sold many good items, they probably sold just as many bad ones.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on June 13, 2015 at 2:56pm

Excellent point, Steve, and true.  Greed left their reputation in the toilet bowl.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on June 13, 2015 at 2:46pm

That's why it's important to opine any autograph on the autograph itself and not the COA.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on June 13, 2015 at 2:50pm

Authentic.

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Permalink Reply by James on June 13, 2015 at 11:52pm

Definitely authentic, imo. This may sound a little silly, but one way I feel I can fairly quickly tell here is Joe's inscription of HOF 55. To me, that inscription is spot on to how he usually wrote it.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on June 14, 2015 at 4:41am

James, there's nothing "silly" about that.  Numerous times, the way an inscription is penned, is important in opining an autograph.

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