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You shouldn't trust any old certificate more than it looking shiny. But if a third party that you recognise and trust happens to recognise the jewelry or the je
by nebulousthree 3y ago
You shouldn't trust any old certificate more than it looking shiny. But if a third party that you recognise and trust happens to recognise the jewelry or the jeweler themselves, and goes so far as to issue a certificate attesting to that, that becomes another piece of evidence to consider in your decision to purchase.
- ethbr0 3y agoArt and antiquities are the better analogy. Anything without an iron-clad chain of provenance should be assumed to be stolen or forged. Because the end product is unprovably authentic in all cases, unless a forger made a detectable error.