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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7554692, member: 19463&quot;]Does David Sear today in 2021 look at and approve every coin submitted to his company for certification or does he employ a staff?&nbsp; Many people get to his age and consider retirement.&nbsp; Below is a Sear certificate dated 1976 and signed by Mr. Sear.&nbsp; I probably lowered the market value of the item by cracking the coin out of the flip but the staple was rusty and I was more interested in the coin than the paperwork.&nbsp; With or without the original staple, I suspect the paper is worth more than the bronze.&nbsp; When I got this one two other CT members bought other coins from this period.&nbsp; I do not know if they removed them or not.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1303092[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Like slabs, 45 year old Sear certificates make it hard to get a good photo unless you crack them out.&nbsp; The image below shows the coin, correctly described on the certificate, and adds a coin of the undertype to assist in reading what was going on here.&nbsp; This was the cheap (40p) version without photograph.&nbsp; Mine is numbered 2036 but I do not know if he started with 0001 (anyone?).&nbsp; Who here has a lower number?&nbsp; I believe the coin to be genuine and as described so I won&#039;t be seeking redress for the price I paid for the coin.&nbsp; I assume David Sear&#039;s eyesight is holding up better than mine and I&#039;m a few years younger.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1303097[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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