thoughts....goodwin 1880s piece

[cdonne]

thoughts on this? legitimate, and if so value? thanks everyone!

[sgbernard]

Looks like a real page of a Goodwin A35, but the signatures look like they were done in sharpie, invented in 1964, 23 years after Mickey Welch died.

[slidekellyslide]

Looks legitimate. Signatures obviously not real.

[oldjudge]

First, obviously signatures are bogus. Second, no hole on left. Can't make determination from a scan but I think there is a good chance that the whole piece is bad.

[barrysloate]

Is that some kind of joke? Looks like it was signed with a black fine tip sharpie. Every signature looks pristine, as if they were made yesterday...which they were.

[cdonne]

The "signatures" definitely look suspect( looks like crayon if you ask me) but was not sure about the rest of the piece's legitimacy.

[canjond]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

First, obviously signatures are bogus. Second, no hole on left. Can't make determination from a scan but I think there is a good chance that the whole piece is bad.

I agree - plus it doesn't look to be a perfect circle (look at the wavy bottom). I think the whole piece is bad...

[GrayGhost]

I didn't see this in Coach's Commodes latest craptastic auction. What lot number was it? Only they would have a piece signed by AlL FOUR of those greats!!!

[triwak]

I noticed the waviness also. Could be why there is no hole for the string - it has been trimmed out of it. Still could be authentic (not the sigs), but a pretty poor example.