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Barack Obama signed book -- Real or Fake?

Found this at my local bookstore, and it's a signed copy of "The Audacity of Hope." Thoughts on the authenticity of the signature? Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by thebaseballcard on November 12, 2019 at 8:28pm

Looks just like mine that JSA Passed... Id say its good.

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Permalink Reply by James on November 14, 2019 at 1:16pm

thebaseballcard, Would you be willing to post a pic of your Obama that JSA passed so we could compare the two?

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Permalink Reply by James on November 12, 2019 at 9:54pm

I think Obama’s is tough because for a talented hand, I would say it’s fairly easy to forge. I haven’t studied the nuances enough to tell.

If you lucked upon it at a bookstore, how much is the price? If it’s the regular price of the book, then it might be an autopen that just got slipped in with the other books.

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Permalink Reply by Marshall Slayton on November 14, 2019 at 9:49am

Thanks for answering. They wanted $135 for it, which I thought was reasonable. But it's clear these local booksellers also aren't autograph experts. (And neither am I.)

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Permalink Reply by thebaseballcard on November 14, 2019 at 5:25pm

Here You Go...

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Permalink Reply by thebaseballcard on November 15, 2019 at 11:09am

Tim - this is the authenticated one...?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 15, 2019 at 11:25am

This and the one above it are the exact same signature aren’t they?

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Permalink Reply by thebaseballcard on November 15, 2019 at 11:33am

Here's another two I have. I'm going to follow up the messages aince I can only upload one at a time. Also with photos of the back. So you can see what I look for in terms of pressure.