Given the vast number of fake autos, I think everyone is just concerned when someone new to the forum shows a potentially high value auto and tells a grandfather story. The auto isn't really which makes people question the story.
As for the value of it now, I second the recommendation that you post on the memorabilia side. Older balls have some value, but it's not clear what effect the signature has on the value given it is not real. There is an off chance the ball was not a malicious forgery but is a secretarial that was given out as part of a promotion of some kind and it still has some value (I have no info/knowledge that would support this idea but just saying there are some unknowns). It's also possible that the signature could be removed. Again, no idea.
My recommendation is that you put it on your shelf and enjoy it and the memories it invokes.
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