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Old 11-05-2016, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Sivart31 View Post
What about the autograph itself. I'm trying to educate myself and make sure I know what to look for...I look at it, it seems to generally match scans, and without the contextual "other items" for sale, and such (I agree that Clemente is terrible), if i saw this or the Gehrig at a show I might splurge. How specifically can I tell a fake? Thanks in advance.
Yes they generally match scans.
Forgers are not stupid, they try to generally match the actual autograph.
There are various degrees of skill among forgers.
It does take time and a good eye to pick up on this garbage.
It is not something that can be easily explained in a few sentences on a forum.
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