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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 376340, member: 112&quot;]I would agree hontonai. But shipwreck certificates are somewhat notorious. I could print them up all day long at home. The reason I say they are meaningless is that no knowledgeable collector or dealer will accept them as proof that a coin is genuine. Think about it, you have a printed piece of paper and you have a coin - supposedly they go together. But what is to stop an unscrupulous individual from simply selling the genuine the coin and replacing it with a fake. Then selling the coin &amp; certificate to some other unsuspecting collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>So no, I am afraid that the shipwreck certificates <b><u>are</u></b> meaningless. As one who used to collect shipwreck coins I can verify that the above scenario is all too easy to pull off.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collector - I know one of the leading experts on cob coinage. If you want his name and address I&#039;d be happy to provide it, you could send him the coin and find out for certain if the coin is genuine or not, but I don&#039;t think it is based on the pics provided.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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