Mantle and DiMaggio signed $2 bills- opinions please
 

I'm posting these two scans of signed Mickey Mantle and Joe D. signed $2 bills for a friend. Could you please render your opinions on whether these are real or not?

Many thanks for taking the time in advance!

No good. Same person signed both.

Forgeries.

Steve and Dave,

Thanks for offering your opinions. Can anyone else share your thoughts please?

Scott

I concur with the others that they are no good as well

If I could buy them with a $3 bill I would buy them, otherwise,, no way.

Thanks
 

Thanks to all that offered their opinions.
I was very convinced that both of these were bad, but I wanted some confirmation from others before I break the bad news to my friend Mike.

I appreciate the help! :)

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Date of issuance...1995...Mantle died in 1995..ironic or fake

Opinions can be argued, but facts can not.


FACT 1: There were no $2 Bills printed in FY1995. (Ref. http://moneyfactory.gov/uscurrency/a...onfigures.html )

FACT 2: In FY1996 and FY1997, 153,600,000 $2 bills were printed as Series 1995. (Ref. http://moneyfactory.gov/uscurrency/a...onfigures.html )

FACT 3: FY 1996 began October 1, 1995

FACT 4: Mickey Mantle died August 13, 1995



CONCLUSION: Unless one had ample fuel for the flux capacitor in the DeLorean, it was a chronologically impossibile for Mantle to have signed the $2 bill.

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