Mantle photo opinions

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

Can you guys describe/educate for me what is bad? I see it on the ball worse than the photo. I have a ball my dad got in the 80's from a trusted dealer that is not authenticated and I am scared to get it checked out now that dad has passed on and passed it down.

Post a photo of it, Campy.

[campyfan39]

Don't mean to hijack this thread but here are pics. Please be kind even if you think its fake. My father believed it was real and Mick was his hero. It was bought from an honest dealer in NC whom I recently spoke to. He claimed to have gotten it signed at a card show himself.,

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

Don't mean to hijack this thread but here are pics. Please be kind even if you think its fake. My father believed it was real and Mick was his hero. It was bought from an honest dealer in NC whom I recently spoke to. He claimed to have gotten it signed at a card show himself.,

Campy, that's a good Mantle.

[campyfan39]

I really, really hope so though of course I would never sell it and plan to pass it on to my sons. Can you tell me why you come to that conclusion.
BTW Thanks

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

I really, really hope so though of course I would never sell it and plan to pass it on to my sons. Can you tell me why you come to that conclusion.
BTW Thanks

If you want to educate yourself with certain autographs then I recommend that you study them. It takes time to learn autographs. Below is a good example of a Mantle forgery. The forger attempted to emulate the Mantle signature that you own.

AAU1.jpg

[GrayGhost]

Campy, go on ebay, and study Mantle sigs authenticated by PSA or JSA, for starters. Also, search on here for various Mantle threads. Its just studying and education. I still am not confident in many sigs, but people Like Chris, Richard Simon, David Atkatz and others on here have been an invaluable help.

[campyfan39]

Thanks guys,
I def see the difference in the balls, not as much in the photo.
Thanks

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

I really, really hope so though of course I would never sell it and plan to pass it on to my sons. Can you tell me why you come to that conclusion.
BTW Thanks

and that's exactly what I'd do...the ball is good as gold and so is the signature.

These are the kinds of things that are lost to people that the forgers could care less about. They have no conscience. I think that was my motivation in spending countless hours of studying, watching Chris's videos, asking questions on boards, until I could spot a forgery a mile away. The last thing I want for my grandkids are tainted memories of Gramps getting ripped off & passing down worthless forgeries. It is fair to assume the 35 + Mantle pictures and 6 balls are going nowhere in my lifetime.

[packs]

What about these Mantles? They have been authenticated by PSA but look horrible. Are they actually authentic? Signed in a hurry? Never seen Mantles like these two. The second one is signed Mickl Mant:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantl...item5887a45103

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantl...item35b0093ac1

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

The one in blue ink was signed in 1958-early 1959. The one in red ink was signed in the 1960's. Mantle had at least 11 different signature variations during his lifetime. The majority of his signature experimentation occurred during his first decade in the majors.