Ali- real or forged card

[theshleps]

I've owned this for many years. Comparing it to other 1992 Classic this is the neatest Ali I have seen with no trace of a parkinsonian type signature. I was going to sell it but want to make sure everyone thinks it is real. Opinion greatly appreciated. I got it from an auction house. Pack Congratulations you have just received this extremely Limited Classic Autograph cardalib.jpg

[Exhibitman]

Please show the card back.

[theshleps]

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[Exhibitman]

Looks like the 'basic' signed Classic card. Yours looks like it was signed early in the day. Mine looks worse (note how thick the Sharpie is on mine; the pen was worn down, as was the champ):



Are these going for much? I haven't looked at them in a while but definitely thought they were a great bargain given the subject and the signature quality relative to cards signed over the rest of his life.

[D. Bergin]

I rarely ever speculate on Ali autographs, but if that's from a legitimate card signing session, that's gotta be one of the cleanest early 90's Ali sigs I've ever seen.

[theshleps]

I was gonna put it on ebay or sell privately but since it is so neat and clean wanted to make sure there aren't alot of forgeries floating around before I do.

[chaddurbin]

there were hundreds (thousands?) of these fake ones with the "congratulations" back distributed a few years back out of new jersey. they had a very distinctive style and didn't come with the thick lucite holder and paper COA from classic/scoreboard. it began in NJ, but circulated down to florida and many were consigned to probstein. there were so many of these they bottomed out at $40-$50.

if you have gotten the card many years ago then it should've come with the complete set. you can compare styles with worthpoint.

https://www.worthpoint.com/inventory...ph&categories=

[theshleps]

thanks Chad and everyone else

[thetruthisoutthere]

Please note that this particular card is one of numerous (Jeter, Kobe, Mays, Koufax, Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, etc) COA-Embedded cards that have been counterfeited and forged.