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Why hide the certification number?

kimon1230kimon1230 Posts: 747 ✭✭
in Buy, Sell, & Trade - U.S. Coins
Why do a lot of sellers hide the certification number when they post pictures of their certified coins on eBay and elsewhere?

Is there some way to trace the number back to personal information?

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  • mcheathmcheath Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭
    people have been known to "steal" certification numbers and put them in their registry sets without owning the coins. this creates a hassle if the new owner then tries to enter their coin into the registry set. i black out the #s on coins that are sought out registry coins.



    edited to add: you might get a better response on the us coin forum.
  • kimon1230kimon1230 Posts: 747 ✭✭
    New thread posted in the coin forum here
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