Some third party authentication companies will glance at your autographed memorbillia and instantly tell you it's not genuine, but not before charging you a huge fee to do so.
Make Sure You Do Not Fall Victim to Third Party Authentication Companies.
Just about any reference book on autographs will tell you that presidential land grants were hand signed by the president of the United States. This practice stopped after 1834 as there exists only a half dozen land grants which bear the personal signature of the President. There are very few exceptions shortly after 1834, but that is the general rule.
Recently on eBay, a Rutherford B. Hayes Land Grant is offered for sale and listed as rare. After President Jackson there have been twelve presidents up until the inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes.How sad it is that this Hayes Land Grant has been authenticated by BECKETT.
One of a plehora of reasons why anyone with an autograph "authenticated" by one of the three high profile so-callled authenticating copanies should get a second opinion. At a later date, so many failed items have been proven genuine and visa versa.
There is simply no excuse for this incompetence except for ignorance. Look at this atrocious mistake below and understand the lack of knowledge of many who authenticate autographs.
This was yet another year that Steve Grad would not accept an inviation to speak about authenticating in front of a group of collectors. Yet, this sophomoric example is just one more illustration why 70+ worldwide members of PADAH do not have to issue a refund based on a COA (guess) from Beckett.
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