Could this be a real Cobb auto?

[Lordstan]

I am no expert on Cobb, but if that came from a known reputable dealer, I would probably believe it was real. Unfortunately, I couldn't/wouldn't/shouldn't buy anything from CC with any expectation of it being real. I added shouldn't buy anything, because I think anyone who puts money in their pocket, even if it were, miracles of miracles, a real signature, is helping them to continue to be in business and rip people off.

Avoid them.

[William Farrell]

There's also a Jack Dempsey's in New Orleans that is still in business.

IMO, the check looks newer than 1961. And where in the US was sales tax 7.3% prior to 1962?

To my knowledge, there isn't a state that had a sales tax that high until later than 1961, the last year this could have been signed.

[gnaz01]

Very fake

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

Very fake

See. That's why I said, I am no expert with Cobb. That's also why I only get stuff from people I trust.

[Jay Wolt]

I have a stack of these Jack Dempsey receipts and was told they were late 60's/early 70's when I bought them.
So these were generated after Cobb died.

[William Farrell]

Last month, Coach's Corner had a sealed pack of Piedmont Cigarettes (20 count cellophane sealed pack with the red pull strip, something unseen prior to 1960) that "could have a T-206 Wagner in it".

It was a 1960s Piedmont pack. Must have been a find because the month before there were multiple ebay listings with boxes of them.

[Duluth Eskimo]

That 1970's date was exactly what I was thinking when I saw that receipt. That Cobb portion of the autograph is terrible.

[William Farrell]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

That 1970's date was exactly what I was thinking when I saw that receipt. That Cobb portion of the autograph is terrible.

It would have to be at least ca. 1970 for state sales tax to be even close to 7.3% anywhere in the US.

CC regularly slips up with these anachronisms on their "fantasy" pieces, not only with player lifespan issues but by their obsession with adding a date inscription indicating a time before an item was manufactured.

On the one hand, they probably researched the founding date of the company that printed the check (1921) and felt comfortable with that detail, but didn't do any research on sales tax data, half-azzing it by not doing so.