Ruth Auto help.........

[teetwoohsix]

Just wondering if anyone with expertise in this area could give me some opinions/input on this Ruth auto........looks like a really cool item,but I'm afraid to use my own judgement on this.I emailed the place and got no response.Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,Clayton

www.saharacoins.com/product-p/br_photo_01.htm

[FUBAR]

to me it looks good, but like yourself, i am not an expert.

[David Atkatz]

No good.

You can't buy a decent cut signature for $750; they go for three times that.

[FUBAR]

while i agree David that this is too cheap,

some people do not know the value of a signed piece, it is from a coin dealer after all. How many of them are experts in 1920-30's signed photos. Could be just a good deal.

[sago]

The "a" in Babe and the "h" in Ruth are the dead giveaways to me in this sig. Def not good.

[teetwoohsix]

I did think it was pretty cheap,but wasn't sure........I appreciate the input guys.

Sincerely,Clayton

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

while i agree David that this is too cheap,

some people do not know the value of a signed piece, it is from a coin dealer after all. How many of them are experts in 1920-30's signed photos. Could be just a good deal.

I didn't conclude it's bad because of the price (although I do see how, based on my post, you might think that); it's bad because it wasn't Ruth that wrote it.

And make no mistake: This guy's a professional coin dealer. He makes money by buying coins from people who don't know what they're worth. He's not going to sell anything himself without researching values.

[william_9]

That's not Babe Ruth in the photo either.

[J.McMurry]

William 9 beat me to it. I dont think that's even a pic of the babe.

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by william_9

That's not Babe Ruth in the photo either.

Was about to say the same thing.

[teetwoohsix]

Wow!! You guys are good..........I was so focused on the sig,I never suspected the photo itself!!! This is some piece of "work"

Thanks again-

Clayton

[FUBAR]

at least the motorcycle they are selling looks really good, nice paint, a little over priced.


I never noticed the picture, i agree, not Ruth.

[CobbSpikedMe]

First, I'm not an expert. That said, I do know that Ruth was very much proud of his signature and it shows in authentic sigs of his. This one is just way too sloppy to be real.

The "abe" is not tight enough and the line crossing the t is not right.

I'll leave it the more advanced auto guys to agree or disagree with me, and very much welcome their input on what I've said so I can learn more as well. But these are the points that immediately jumped out at me as obvious signs of a fake.

I'd like to hear others with more experience if possible.

Thanks a lot,

AndyH

[GrayGhost]

Looks bad, esp the "Babe"

[CW]

Another giveaway is the way the "t" is crossed in Ruth. Typically, the Babe would
end the t strikethrough by pressing down on the pen, creating a small dot at the end
(similar to a period). This example does not have that.

And, yes, I learned that on Antiques Roadshow.