Authentication Certificates:

As with anything that shows lucrative growth and could be faked, our small world is always flooded with fakes of all kinds. Moreover, the quality of fakes gets better and better every year. Our expert authentication can help avoid costly mistakes with new purchases, as well as weed out fakes, which may have already found their way into collections. In both cases, it can save the collectors a lot of money and aggravation.

Due to alarming numbers of fake Soviet awards being sold on European auctions and auction sites such as eBay, we receive overwhelming amount of inquiries for the official document to prove that the item purchased is a fake, and to enable the buyer to get his money back. Such document from official independent company is required by all auction houses, as well as auction sites such as eBay. As of now, MedalsMarket (Green Hound, LLC) is the only official independent company in the world able to provide such document (Non-Authentic Item paper) for any Soviet award.

© MedalsMarket (Green Hound, LLC) can provide Authentication Certificates for:
-  Soviet Orders and numbered Medals
-  Soviet Republican Orders

Our Certificates are printed on a high security paper, with individual number, company stamp and signature. In addition, we use custom tamper evident hologram, and thermal lamination with high quality 5mil thick pouches. Overall dimensions of a finished product are 9" x 11 1/2".

In order to confirm that the Certificate was actually issued for the item being observed, one can always go here:
VERIFY CERTIFICATE
(Certificate number and date will be required)


Why choose MedalsMarket:
-  World known expert independently examines your item.
-  MedalsMarket had handled thousands of items, in all price ranges.
-  Over the years, MedalsMarket compiled the most extensive reference data/database known.
-  MedalsMarket clients include the biggest dealers of US and Europe
-  The Certificate of Authenticity, produced by MedalsMarket, has the latest security features.
-  Friendly reliable service, high availability, quick turn-around.
-  Currently, the only official authentication service for Soviet awards in the world.

* The process of authentication is an expert opinion, solely based on years of expertise and number of similar items handled and studied.

Types of Certificates:
- Full: Comprehensive version of the certificate, which includes all physical characteristics of the item and its' parts (such as sizes, weight, length/diameter of the screw, diameter of the nut, etc.). Such certificate may be issued only if the item was examined in person.
- Lite: Contracted version of the certificate, which is issued based on scans provided (please see minimum requirements for scans below), when there is no possibility to examine the item in person, and only if authenticity is 100% evident without any reservations or doubts.

* In cases, when the item is found to be not genuine, or we were asked to examine a known not authentic item, the certificate cannot be issued. Instead, we issue an official stamped letter, which would confirm that the item is not authentic, and provide general description of some of the fake features (Not-Authentic Item paper).

Minimum requirements for scans:
Scans provided for the purpose of receiving the Lite Certificate of Authenticity, must be done on light, preferably white, background, with size of least 600dpi and 1000Kb. They have to be crisp and clear, utilizing good lighting. Straight down obverse and reverse scans are required, and for the items, composed of more than one part (ex. suspension, etc.), scans of all the parts under different angles are also necessary.
Note: the scans must be absolutely clear and leave no doubts, when reviewed by our experts. MedalsMarket reserves the right to deny providing authentication service, if the scans are found to be below minimum requirements.

Pricing:
-  Cost of one Full Certificate of Authenticity: $100
-  Cost of one Lite Certificate of Authenticity: $50
-  Cost of Not-Authentic Item paper: $200

-  Dealers and high volume clients (5 or more items per order) receive 20% discount off the total price, excluding shipping.

Shipping:
-  Cost of any number of Certificates shipped anywhere in the world, except Ukraine: $12 (first-class mail).
-  Shipping of Certificates to Ukraine is currently not available.