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S1 Episode 19: How to Tell If an Autograph Is Real (JSA Expert Explains)
Autograph authentication explained: how to tell if a celebrity autograph is real, with James Spence III, Senior Vice President of JSA (James Spence Authentication). Kent and Liz talk with one of the biggest names in autograph authentication about how it works and why forgeries are everywhere.
James shares how his family’s company grew from sports memorabilia into comics and entertainment, what experts look for in a signature (baselines, spacing, pen lifts), and the JSA exemplar database. He also tells the story of a collector whose entire signed-guitar collection failed authentication, plus…
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