I have added a "Certificate of Origin" option with any piece purchased from me. The certificate is an 8 1/2" x 11" highest grade photo paper with all the information known about the artifact. I will produce and deliver this certificate for a charge of $7.50 to anyone wanting the documentation. I priced the certificate at this number b/c it mimics my expenses per certificate.

Why do I want to produce this certificate? - I want to put more pressure on myself to always sell authentic artifacts. The certificate of origin tells everyone viewing a piece that Jon Dickinson sold this piece and represented it as authentic. If there are any problems with a piece, it is Jon Dickinson with his name/reputation on the line. I invite scrutiny of the items I sell, and this is one more way I am standing behind everything I sell. In the case of a 3rd Party Certificate of Authenticity, sellers use a 3rd Party to promote a piece as authentic. In too many cases, the COA is a shield for selling a reproduction, b/c the 3rd party authenticator is the one who takes the blame for a bad rock. The seller has effectively insulated himself from the personal responsibility of selling an authentic artifact.

The image below is a picture of the Certificate of Origin I produce.

Jon Dickinson

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