Most forged of 2013 (submitted to PSA)

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http://t.foxsports.msn.com/mlb/puig-...elite-athletes

Dodgers star outfielder Yasiel Puig has joined a pretty impressive group — but it’s likely not a group he’d care to be in.

Puig has been added to the latest list of frequently forged celebrities’ autographs compiled annually by PSA/DNA Authentication Services, joining Muhammad Ali, Ted Williams, LeBron James and other sports stars.

Check out the list of most frequently forged autographs in 2013 below.

1) Babe Ruth

2) Lou Gehrig

3) Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio

4) Michael Jordan

5) Yasiel Puig

6) Muhammad Ali

7) Tiger Woods

8) Derek Jeter

9) Wayne Gretzky

10) LeBron James

“There’s probably less than a 50-50 chance autographs offered in the marketplace of many current and former sports and entertainment celebrities are genuine,” says Joe Orlando, president of PSA/DNA, a division of Collectors Universe Inc.

“PSA/DNA does not often receive obvious forgeries for evaluation,” added Orlando. “So, if our rejection rate for a particular autograph approaches 50 percent, then you can only imagine how high the percentage of forgeries actually might be in the overall marketplace.”

[sago]

Of course, none of the forgeries ever receive a PSA/DNA cert.

[djson1]

Wow...interesting post. I can't believe Puig is actually on that list of awesomeness already!

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by djson1

Wow...interesting post. I can't believe Puig is actually on that list of awesomeness already!

It probably doesn't help that Puig writes like a third grader and his signature looks to be extraordinarily easy to forge. The baseball market is a fickle thing, two years from now when there is some hot, new rookie, Puig won't crack the top 100.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by sago

Of course, none of the forgeries ever receive a PSA/DNA cert.

+1