Looking for opinions on Williams & DiMaggio autographed baseballs

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• 1982FBWaxMemories Posts: 2,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 23, 2026 6:35PM edited April 23, 2026 6:35PM

  Those are 2 of the most submitted and most forged Baseball auto's. As a result experts abound. Best of luck, and if it were me I'd use DNA

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• Stone193 Posts: 24,653 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 23, 2026 6:38PM

  I stink at authenticating - but I decided to run them by ChatGPT - here's the summation:

  Ball #1 (Ted Williams)
  I’m not liking this one. The “W” is soft and unstructured, spacing is off, and the signature has that drawn/hesitant look. With Williams being heavily forged, this is an easy pass for me without solid third-party authentication.

  Ball #2 (Joe DiMaggio)
  This one’s more interesting. The big looping “J” and overall flow are in line with DiMaggio, and it doesn’t look constructed. A little line wobble, but I’ve seen worse on legit examples. Not a slam dunk, but definitely worth authentication—has a chance.

  Mike

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• fmclaug11 Posts: 337 ✭✭✭

  April 23, 2026 6:53PM

  Thanks Mike! I should’ve thought to try Chat…which I just did myself. Humorously, it told me it liked the Williams more than the DiMaggio lol…😂🤨🤪🤪🧐

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• Stone193 Posts: 24,653 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 23, 2026 9:45PM

  @fmclaug11 said:
  Thanks Mike! I should’ve thought to try Chat…which I just did myself. Humorously, it told me it liked the Williams more than the DiMaggio lol…😂🤨🤪🤪🧐

  I've had my moments with AI too—that’s funny. Autos are tough… I’m not sure I fully trust anyone on them anymore.

  Mike

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• GeneralJim Posts: 231 ✭✭✭

  April 24, 2026 5:50AM

  Here’s my DiMaggio ball it passed JSA , yours seems similar but parts of it are off . .

  looking for 1988 Fournier estrellas stickers , 1985 Prism Jewel stickers , anything Jesse Owens .

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