PSA Says It’s Real, Steve Grad Says It Isn’t + Fake Jackie Robinsons + Autograph Horror Stories
How certain can anyone really be that an autograph is authentic?
Steve Grad joins Jeremy and David Chase for a fascinating deep dive into autograph authentication, beginning with one of the most controversial signed cards currently in the hobby: the 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle that PSA has authenticated and Steve believes was NOT signed by Mickey Mantle.
Steve explains why he believes the signature is secretarial or clubhouse signed, walks through the exemplars and signing tendencies he uses to reach that conclusion, and discusses what it's like to publicly disagree with another major…
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