Any others out there?
Interesting Piece of Mosconi Memorabilia
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Almost certainly.
In his travels Mosconi signed just about anything that wasn’t nailed down and so there are lots of his autographs out there.
Having said that, it’s still pretty cool and perhaps worth framing with one of his exhibition posters/photos, or a still from “The Hustler” in which he’s pictured.
Lou Figueroa
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When he would be at the BCA show they would be standing in line continuously getting his autograph. He has signed thousands of things. I've had dozens from him every time I saw him I'd get an autograph. I had so many I would give them to friends as gifts who enjoyed pool.
I don’t recall ever seeing signed money by him, and I’m always on the lookout for unique billiard items.
I’m sure there were many, many others, but it’s my guess that, unless the bill was framed, it eventually got spent... A problem seemingly unique to autographed currency.
I’m sure there were many, many others, but it’s my guess that, unless the bill was framed, it eventually got spent... A problem seemingly unique to autographed currency.
Perhaps. I think it stands on it’s own.
"Mosconi" appears to be two seperate writings, not one continuous word. While that is not totally uncommon, the transition from the "s" to the "c" is overlapped and I have never seen that.
In "Willie" the two dots above the "I's" go in two opposite directions which I have never seen. Also the two "i's" are tall. They are always tiny and the second one also is often barely more than a bump on authenticated signatures, this one is very tall.
The "W" in Willie in authenticated signatures is normally double rounded at the bottom. This one is "V" shaped on the first half which is not terribly uncommon, but even in an authenticated signature these bring less money and are graded lower than the ones with rounded bottoms on the "W".
I own several Mosconi signature items and this signature looks like NONE of them. ALL of mine are JSA certified. It may well be authentic, he could have been tired or in a hurry, but it looks like none I have ever seen that have been authenticated. I suspect a reputable validation company would be unable to authenticate this signature.
In "Willie" the two dots above the "I's" go in two opposite directions which I have never seen. Also the two "i's" are tall. They are always tiny and the second one also is often barely more than a bump on authenticated signatures, this one is very tall.
The "W" in Willie in authenticated signatures is normally double rounded at the bottom. This one is "V" shaped on the first half which is not terribly uncommon, but even in an authenticated signature these bring less money and are graded lower than the ones with rounded bottoms on the "W".
I own several Mosconi signature items and this signature looks like NONE of them. ALL of mine are JSA certified. It may well be authentic, he could have been tired or in a hurry, but it looks like none I have ever seen that have been authenticated. I suspect a reputable validation company would be unable to authenticate this signature.
The signature is good for the time period and the likely circumstances - He may have been supporting the bill on his thigh or against a wall.
His earlier “casual“ signature is different from the stuff that was being signed on a large scale later in his life.
Here’s a good example of an earlier signed cue ball.
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Is there any story behind it do you know the origin? I don't have any doubt that it's authentic just curious how it came to be. I could see a signature not looking same on something like that as it would if he signed a picture or the inside of the book sitting at a table.
It’s just something that I came across online.
I paid less than $20 shipped for it.
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Sometimes if you just out of nowhere run into somebody you don't have anything for them to sign and you'll use the most convenient thing. I ran into cab calloway in an airport and I had him sign a napkin.
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That's rare. The ones I have from fats are rubber stamps
Here is my signed cue ball and business card if you want to compare signatures. Sorry for the poor picture quality. I have these items in a cabinet.
