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Originally Posted by Bestdj777
Steve Grad appears on Pawn Stars occasionally and goes through the authentication process. There may be a video or two of one of his authentications online. Basically, he looks under a microscope to determine whether it is live ink and then compares it with exemplars on his computer. It's pretty straight forward and I imagine is similar to what is done at any of the authenticators.
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I've seen that and always assumed (hoped, prayed etc.) that the explanation he gives there is a simplification. I imagined it also requires real familiarity with the styles and elements of a huge number of players signatures, an understanding of handwriting dynamics to help spot fakes etc.