Is your autographed insert the real deal.........

........or, is it a facsimile signature?

It's one thing to say that you have a certified coin with an autographed insert, but is it really authentic?

Here are three of mine signed by the same person. Note the ever-so-slight differences in the signatures.

Chris

 

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The black pen / red insert I have is - it think - a copy - it has little dropouts from bring digitized.I'll have to compare my purple one with yours. Thanks for posting...

 

I see no differences

 

Put your glasses on Frank...........

 

those signed by Kennedy?

 

I'm thinking if they were, my '77 Elvis signature has a chance.

 

No JT... it was a short-lived feature of one of the incarnations of PCI... trying to improve their rep.

Look at the letter n before the 2nd t....rounded flat rounded respectively....

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/jt-stanton-is-alive-and-well.19307/
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/j-t-stanton-leaves-pci.29026/

 

.......either that, or stop drinking.

Chris

 

Never.........

 

Correct. JT acted as interim President of the company in 2007/8 before its sale to DLRC. His autograph was a grading special that was offered at the January, 2008 FUN Show.

There are several differences. Look at the "St" in each of the three.

Chris

 

I truly doubt that JT signed each insert individually

 

That was the whole point behind the scheme. You paid extra to have a recognized expert in a particular area review the attribution and grade before the coin was encapsulated.

It fell apart fairly soon - I have heard two reasons: one was that they started using pre-signed inserts (skipping the expensive and slow step of sending the coins out for review and return) and the second was that Brian Beardsley's widow stopped paying the experts. As I wasn't in the game in those days I don't know what really happened.

 

Frank, I've known JT for a long time, and I know that mine were signed individually because I was present. JT and I had dinner together that night and were talking about it.

Chris

 

Slight difference on each S, I see it.

 

The "J" as well!

Chris

 

Hi Chris. Cool variety. Did you cherrypick those?

 

1 & 3 look similar, but the end of the autograph on 3 appears straighter than 1. The 2nd "d" (I believe it is) on 2 is tighter than 1 & 3,

 

The autograph is "JTStanton" and if you look close enough, you will see that every letter is slightly different.

Chris

 

Yes, Larry! I had a dozen sets of the '66 SMS, and when I learned that JT would be autographing submissions at the 2008 FUN Show, I picked out the DDO's to take along with me.

Chris

 

okay, I accept yours as personal signatures.