Real of Fake, Cobb Auto

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Posted By: <b>Darren</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1216695315.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>CS Bolay</b><p>I'd probably pass on it personally. Groovy fountain pen though.

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Posted By: <b>Darren</b><p>CS, what troubles you with this specimen?

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Posted By: <b>bobbvc</b><p>Darren- just gut, no facts- the carefully placed stains-don't like it- be careful- bb

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Posted By: <b>CS Bolay</b><p>Well, I guess you could chalk it up to the same 'gut' reaction bobbvc speaks of. <br /><br />Pardon the crude terminology (I'm no Keating or Simon), but it just has a stiff, forced and scratchy look to it. <br /><br />I'm never real comfortable with these reeeeally wide n' wet fountain pen sigs either, harder for me to judge. Kind of like if you signed your name with a child's Crayola marker, comes out all puffy and distorted. Most authentic Cobbs I've seen around are pretty sharp and well-defined.<br /><br />Just my thoughts from a collector with a smidgen of experience, no paid authenticator. (I probably know more than STAT or Morales does at least). <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>David Atkatz</b><p>Not even close.

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Posted By: <b>Mark</b><p>Terrible. So many of these fakes were done in the overly wide fountain pen, which serves to mask the nuances of the signature. <br /><br />To CS' point, almost all Cobb signatures were executed in a sharp, well-defined stroke with a much finer ink. The flourish underneath his name is poorly done as well.

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Posted By: <b>Richard Simon</b><p>Since I do charge for authentication of autographs I usually don't chime in when somebody on the board asks for an opinion on an autograph, but since others have expressed a negative opinion I thought I would chime in here.<br />This Cobb is a piece of crap.<br />=<br><br>I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br />Unknown author <br />--<br />We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br />No retreat baby, no surrender.<br />The Boss

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Posted By: <b>Rhys</b><p>That does not look like fountain pen to me, but rather one of those felt tip caligraphy pens that you can buy in kits in hobby stores. I remember my sister had one once and I took it to school with me in the fifth grade (1985) and the ink looked just like that when you wrote with it.

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Posted By: <b>Darren</b><p>Thank you gentlemen for your comments.