What does an authentic Mickey Mantle autograph look like?

Answer 1

Mickey Mantle had two styles signing Autographs. His signature early in his career is very different than his signature later in his career. With some of the earlier signatures on team signed baseballs you also have to be careful of clubhouse signatures, that might have been signed by an equipment manager or trainer while Mickey was not available. See Related Links below for a sample of both Mickey Mantle's signatures

Answer 2

See related Links below for a picture of a Mickey Mantle Autograph signed on an 8 x 10 Photo. This autograph was obtained in person at a signing in the late 1980's at a Baseball card show in Brooklyn, and I witnessed the signing. If you are using it to compare to one you are purchasing feel safe that it is authentic. At the Show, signing with Mickey was Reggie Jackson. Jackson was getting $10. and Mickey was getting $15. That was top dollar back then. Keep in mind that autographs can vary slightly. If a ballplayer signs 1000 autographs, the first one might be slightly different than the 1000th. Look for certain characteristics. Also in the case of Mickey Mantle his Autograph is different at the beginning of his carrier than it was later in his life. The page with the Mickey Mantle sample (Linked at the bottom) pictures another signature from early in his career. This signature was authenticated by James Spence (JSA),