Opinions on this Mantle auto

HeritageAddict

Just wanted to get a few opinions on whether or not this is a good Mantle autograph before I pull the trigger.

CrazyMind2017

My first impression is that it's good. The first letter I look at is the C, but the Y and the N can also be the achilles heels of forgers, and those look good to me as well. The C should be perfectly round, like a semi-circle, the N should not be too big, but in this case, the signature is spread out so far (it's large) that it doesn't matter, and the Y should not be too small, which it isn't. Pretty much all 12 individual letters appear as they should in my opinion. Looks like a nice late '70s/early '80s signature to me. The only part that concerns me is that he lifted the pen between the E and the Y, but he may have been leaning up against a wall or someone's back when signing it, so maybe he stopped to get a better angle for writing. Do you know anything about its origin, and did you pay for a QO?

edit.. looking more closely, he may not have lifted the pen. looks like he (or somebody) moved the paper slightly when he was in the process of signing it. With a guy who has been dead for 15 years, there's really no way to be sure, but this one looks much more likely than not to be real.

csmtampa

That is a good Mantle

MooseDog

Agree with the other two, most likely good, but with Mantle-Williams-Dimaggio never going to be 100% sure any more.

vladguerrero

the second loop on the first M stands out to me but with the millions of signatures he made things like that would surely happen.

CrazyMind2017

I'm more concerned about getting a really good reprint of an authentic autograph that looks like real ink or an autopen signature than I am of getting a totally forged piece of crap. Crooks aren't stupid.

MULLINS5

Definitely worth the PSA quick opinion.

HeritageAddict

Thanks guys, just got the QO back and it said likely genuine.