Inconsequential Question

** I swear I posted about this many years ago, but I have looked back in my old posts and can't find it.  So if this feels familiar to anyone, please forgive me!



Time to try and answer a question that doesn't really need answering.

I was reading one of grcl's posts about his collection of autos and relics from Hall of Famers.  It's a pretty impressive collection, you should take a look like I did.

Anyway, I got down to his Hank Aaron Auto and it triggered something in my head.  Here is the card in his collection:

It's a nice, on-card autograph (as all of his Autos are).  It's clean, neat and numbered. It is from 2004 topps originals.  So I took a look in my keepers box, right up front, since my keepers boxes are ordered by player, alphabetically.  And just as I remembered, I have this card:

Some coincidence, huh?  But mine isn't from 2004 topps originals.  It isn't numbered or certified.  And looking at the autograph, it doesn't quite look the same.  Of course, autographs are not all exactly the same, unless you use an autopen, but I find myself feeling skeptical that my copy is a real Aaron auto.

Not that it really matters to me all that much.  There are plenty of fake auto's out there, potentially even some of the certified ones.  A ghost signer, forgeries etc.

But I still find myself curious, and wondered if any of you loyal readers wanted to weigh in an opinion?  I went out and looked at google images for Aaron Autos and there are definitely some variations in his signatures.

So give me your opinions, but since I get enjoyment from the card either way, I guess the question doesn't really need a definitive answer.