What is the purpose of the microscopic image and the Certificate?
Once a certificate is issued, what prevents an unscrupulous person from attempting to reproduce the art while providing an authentic certificate? How can an item be uniquely identifiable. Our solution is the following; Provide a certificate with numerous security features Capture a microscopic image of a tiny detail in the art, down to the fiber pattern that we maintain in our records, and is not made public, that can be used for a comparison in the future. At all levels of service detailed notes are made about condition that are included on the certificate. If a person wishes we can take the extra step of placing the art with the certificate in a standard archival Mylar (Melinex) sleeve and seal the majority of the opening. As we note on our site It is currently the position of Comic Art Appraisals LLC that for the purposes of rating original comic art, encapsulation is not a necessity. Where condition is critical in determining value, as in comic books or other mass produced products
