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Old 04-13-2013, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by mighty bombjack View Post
I'm intrigued by the inclusion of a LOA from "legendary handwriting expert Charles Hamilton," which was part of REA's original sale of this ball in 1995. Never heard of the dude, but I wasn't buying autos then, just getting them IP. Anyone know what makes that guy so legendary? Morales is pretty legendary around here as well...
Hamilton is pretty much the godfather of autograph collecting in the second half of the 20th century. Widely respected and admired.

Given his reputation, I'd presume he thoroughly researched the ball before authenticating it.
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