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Originally Posted by dgo71
the Cal looks like a legit late 80's version. However, with as many awful forgeries that you've shown, I wouldn't touch a single thing out of this collection.
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Absolutely not a late 80's version. His autograph was no where near this abbreviated in the late 80's. More like the style of a late 90's to current version.
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Originally Posted by Deertick
My problem with the Brock: Most of his 'B' s start with a downstroke and the 'r' has an extraneous loop.
As I said before. the Cal is a really tough call for me, only because I have never seen him start the 'a' that high. It is actually touching the 'C'. If someone has an example, it might be the tipping point.
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Ripken is by far the largest part of my collection. I agree with you in that I have never seen the "a" touching the "C". Also of significance is the curve of the lower part of the C. This is inconsistent with his "C" that typically tapers out at the bottom becoming more linear or flat, and I believe that it has always been that way.