Hank Aaron's recent autograph

[cottnat]

Yikes, those MM Aarons are terrible....Even Aaron's earlier autograph is nothing like that. Are there holograms on the ball itself or did the ball just come with the card COA?

[cottnat]

This is the Aaron I recently added and I actually like it better than most I have seen. Maybe he takes a little extra care with HOF insc?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by cottnat

This is the Aaron I recently added and I actually like it better than most I have seen. Maybe he takes a little extra care with HOF insc?

I don't believe that this Aaron is authentic either...

[cottnat]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I don't believe that this Aaron is authentic either...

It has Steiner Hologram and card

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by cottnat

It has Steiner Hologram and card

I absolutely mean no disrespect, but I would have to actually see Hammerin' Hank sign this ball to believe that this is his real signature, Steiner Hologram and card or not...

[mr2686]

Honestly I'm in agreement with Scott on this one, and here's what I'm starting to wonder. I'm wondering if some of these companies are having private signings with Aaron and not having someone there when he signs. The reason I say this is that the timeline of the changes to his sig don't seem to make sense. Seems to go from large and shakey (which accounts more for age than being rushed) to medium sized and much neater (as well as letter style changing back and forth somewhat). From a collectors standpoint, this is enough to make me not want anything signed by him that wasn't signed in front of me, or at least something that's more vintage.
I'd be real curious to see peoples in person sig of Aaron and a date of when they were signed to see if we can determine what's up.

[Mr. Zipper]

Agreed the Aaron HOF inscribed ball (supposedly Steiner) is quite unusual. Very odd "swirly" appearance and done much more carefully than the large, haphazard Steiner example at the beginning of the thread.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by cottnat

This is the Aaron I recently added and I actually like it better than most I have seen. Maybe he takes a little extra care with HOF insc?

That's God awful. Cartification or not, no way that thing is authentic.

[shelly]

Originally Posted by cottnat

Yikes, those MM Aarons are terrible....Even Aaron's earlier autograph is nothing like that. Are there holograms on the ball itself or did the ball just come with the card COA?

The one I posted is authentic. It is ugly but authentic.