Is this Ruth real?

[BeanTown]

Wish I could help. I don't collect autographs for this very reason. The Unknown and that includes grading company opinions. I heard from a FBI source years ago that over 80 percent of autos are fake. Some of these forgery guys are so good it would fool anyone. I think there was a piece on 60 minutes about one guy who would sign Babe Ruth and many others infront of the camera and fool everyone. With all that being said, Babe Ruth was fan friendly and signed a ton of stuff. To me the Ruth looks like all the other Ruths Ive seen. Id actually like to see a bad looking Ruth auto, as they all seem perfect.

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Wish I could help. I don't collect autographs for this very reason. The Unknown and that includes grading company opinions. I heard from a FBI source years ago that over 80 percent of autos are fake. Some of these forgery guys are so good it would fool anyone. I think there was a piece on 60 minutes about one guy who would sign Babe Ruth and many others infront of the camera and fool everyone. With all that being said, Babe Ruth was fan friendly and signed a ton of stuff. To me the Ruth looks like all the other Ruths Ive seen. Id actually like to see a bad looking Ruth auto, as they all seem perfect.

This one "bad" enough?

[todeen]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

This one "bad" enough?

Wow! Who authenticated that? What was the provenance that went along with the auto? It looks ugly!

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[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by todeen

Wow! Who authenticated that? What was the provenance that went along with the auto? It looks ugly!

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Authenticated by James Spence.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Authenticated by James Spence.

I wonder if it was cut from a document? Or ruth was drunk when he signed it? Or if ruth really had a secretary sign all of his nice beautiful autos and his handwriting was actually pish posh.

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[Bpm0014]

The autograph in question is without doubt real. Now I can’t see it in hand. Maybe it was photocopied on old paper. But I doubt it. As long as you can see the ink, pressure, indenture, etc then it is real. I would buy it for certain.

[bdotson1984]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

The autograph in question is without doubt real. Now I can’t see it in hand. Maybe it was photocopied on old paper. But I doubt it. As long as you can see the ink, pressure, indenture, etc then it is real. I would buy it for certain.

Thanks for the feedback

I paid $3850 for it