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Is this Mickey Mantle autograph real?
Thanks!
Sasoon

My opinion absolutely not. One of the most forged autographs in the hobby. Some forgeries are very very good this one isn't.
Here's a good site to compare also when I get a chance if needed I'll upload a pic. of my in person Mantle for comparison.

http://www.theswearingens.com/mick/autos.htm

I do think it looks like this one? http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/Auct ... n_ID=42024

You can see the hesitation in the loop of the first M, I would stay far away.

Doesn't look good to me either.

Getting all the replies I decided to get it checked by P.A.A.S and they deemed it to be real.
Sasoon

Yikes.. Without a higher resolution scan it's impossible to tell if the signature is fluid or if it stutters in the loop of the M, to me that would be a big red flag. Unless Mike Frost knows something about it that I don't he took a big risk passing it. I don't like the way he does business, but if his opinion is good enough for you than go for it.

If PAAS actually said this was real it wouldn't surprise me. lol However on an on line examination I've never known PAAS to say definative if it was real or not. If you did indeed get an on line examination by PAAS I'm sure you wouldn't mind copying and pasting the email you received from them here. Like tansk1 said "if his opinion is good enough for you than go for it". Whatever makes you sleep well at night.
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Likely to be genuine: Our authenticators believe that the item, if physically submitted to P.A.A.S. for examination, would likely receive our certificate of authenticity.
* Please note that this on-line examination is based solely upon a scan.

Thank you for your trust in P.A.A.S.
Michael Frost.

That's convincing.