James Spence recognized as one the leaders in the authentication industry, Authenticates autographs at Long Island Picture Frame & Art Gallery.
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James Spence, Jr. has the universal respect and approval of auctioneers, dealers, and collectors worldwide with his accurate authentication expertise. A third generation autograph collector, his knowledge and exposure has its roots in over thirty years of hobby experience. Spence is a 1982 graduate from Iona College of New York with a double major in International Business and French. In addition, he has certification in Forensic Document examination.  World renown auction houses including Sotheby’s, eBay, Mastro Auctions, Heritage Auctions, Upper Deck, SCP (CA), Huggins & Scott Auctions, Christie’s, Legendary Auctions, Steiner Sports, and virtually every other major auction house in the country employ the services of James Spence to insure the legitimacy of their autographed offerings. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of the Treasury (IRS) have depended on Spence as their sports authentication adviser and asked for his assistance during past investigations. Law enforcement and insurance carriers have placed their trust in Spence to assist in their analysis.  In this regard, Mr. Spence has testified as an expert witness on numerous occasions.  Dealers have also relied on his knowledge, experience and integrity for some of the highest valued, historically significant and rarest signed artifacts in existence. Recently, Mr. Spence has appeared as an expert authenticator on the reality TV Show, All Star Dealers, appearing on the Discovery and Velocity channels.