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Mickey Mantle - Real Auto?
Hello!
Any thoughts about this card? Don't really care about the Killebrew, but will listen to thoughts on whether you think the Mantle or Killebrew is real. Thanks everyone! |
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The Killebrew is for sure real. I believe the Mantle is good too, but older from late playing days. I’ll let others chime in.
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Killebrew may be real but I don't really like it. Mantle is a joke, no shot.
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I'm not surprised that many think the Mantle has no shot. The M's are totally "off". But if you study examples online, the "antle" seems very legit. I've had a couple ppl in different forums say the Mantle seems legit. But its definitely a mixed bag of responses so far.
Question: If one part of an auto seems super super strong to the point of a complete match (to past examples) but yet other letters or parts of the auto don't match up with past examples (like the Ms here), do authenticators need 100% certainty to deem it real? Or is there leeway to account for changing signatures over time? Like...does the WHOLE thing need to be 100% certain, or can parts of the auto be certain and they will still certify it. I would assume most to all of it must be pretty darn sure before they stamp it real, for sake of being wrong. Also...side commentary to the Killebrew is real and the Mantle is fake. Why fake one? Ok simple possible answer...to get more money. But...why not also fake the Mays? Ok simple possible answer...one fake auto is not hard, but 2 is too obvious? |
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More related to the M's being "off". Yes, they don't seem to match many known examples. They are missing the moon/crescent shape common to Mantle autos.
As I was thinking about it and the "antle" seeming to be very very strong, IMO, I was trying to figure out why the M's weren't. One answer is it's fake. Another answer is, he was handed the card and signed it while walking, or standing up, and not sitting down at a desk? Ok wild stretch for sure.... |
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I've had a number of multisigned cards where one is real and one isnt. Typically the cheaper auto is real. having the Mantle on it GREATLY ups it's value. I do have a card where the expensive one is real (Nellie Fox) and the Aparicio is fake but probably a TTM non malicious.
That being said I have no opinion on the Mantle here for reasons above |
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