Authentic Gehrig check??
 

What do you think?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lou-Gehrig-...edirect=mobile

I don't know. What connection would Gehrig have with a bank in Herkimer, New York?That was about 250 miles from home for him.

It shows it was sold on Feb 16th, He had a Ruth check that sold recently too

Waaaaaaaay too cheap if genuine. He would have no tie to Herkimer, I don’t believe.....

Totally agree. All of his dogs look too good to be true.. and no carts. The photo of Ruth(no way it is an original type 1).

Here’s a “rough” example that sold almost 15 years ago for $15K

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/...al-bank-check/

Signature is written very neatly and on the line. Rest of the check is sloppy. Does not appear to be same handwriting to me.

For sure.. i almost clicked the buy it now right away but did my typical Ck (no pun of course) of all of his items.

Not even close. I think “someone” found a blank check........in my opinion :p

Fake.

I agree. Look at the left side of the check. Looks like a name was scratched off

Like i said.. even the photo is bunk. I bet the Cy young trophy is not good either. If this guy sold socks.. i would think they were fake.

From Twitter

Steve Grad
‏Verified account @Steve_Grad

Who's gonna get burned next? These were someone's personal checks, with erasures, fake stampings, cover ups and a bad Gehrig sig. East coast forger has been doing these for years (FM). @AskeBay time for your coffee and to get this crap off your site.
7:42 AM - 7 Mar 2018 from California, USA

Awesome! I guess i should follow steve! This is the first reply i got from the guy last night. I was generally interested until everything pointed elsewhere..wtf is gfa? E erything is confirmed now..

This says it all...........



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If you look at the enlargement that Chris posted you will see the bleed of the ink. That would not happen normally with a check. The surface of a check is hard and the ink will sit on the top of the paper with little absorption. When the integrity of the paper is compromised you will get that bleeding. That is what also happens when forgers buy old books to use the flyleafs to create fakes. The paper has broken down over time and if they use a fountain pen, the ink will show the bleeding or feathering. Most people do not own fountain pens, but if you want to understand the difference you can use a flair pen where the tip has softened or a sharpie. Write on a check with it and you will see how the ink sits on top. Then write on an index card and look at it under a magnifying glass or photographers loupe. You can see the bleeding/feathering of the ink on it.

For a pricing comparison, a Gehrig check sold privately recently for ~$45k.

Yeah but what kind of Ck was it and what year? Payroll?

That is not even close to being an authentic Gehrig check.

Personal check drawn on the First Natl Bank of New Rochelle.

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