Verify Any Autograph COA
The major autograph authenticators each run a public lookup. If you have the certificate or hologram number, you can check it yourself in under a minute, on the authenticator's own website. This page links straight to each lookup and tells you which number to enter.
Three steps for any certificate
- Find the number. It is printed on the certificate or letter, and usually on a sticker or hologram attached to the item. The two should match.
- Enter it on the authenticator's own site. Use the links below, or type the address yourself. The record that counts is the one the authenticator keeps, not a screenshot or a lookup page hosted by a seller.
- Check that the record matches the item. The right signer and the right kind of item. A real number that describes a different piece is a red flag.
Lookup links by authenticator
JSA (James Spence Authentication)
Look up at: spenceloa.com/verify-authenticity
Enter: the certification number from the JSA sticker, certificate or letter of authenticity.
PSA/DNA
Look up at: psacard.com/cert
Enter: the cert number. The same lookup covers PSA/DNA autographs and PSA graded cards.
Beckett Authentication Services (BAS)
Look up at: bas.beckett.com/verify-certificate
Enter: the certificate number from the Beckett label or letter. Beckett Witnessed pieces are checked in the same place.
ACOA (AutographCOA)
Look up at: autographcoa.com/cert
Enter: the certification number printed on the ACOA certificate: two letters followed by five digits.
Upper Deck Authenticated (UDA)
Look up at: upperdeck.com/hologram
Enter: the hologram ID. The result shows a photo and description of the piece the hologram was applied to. The certificate carries a matching hologram, so compare the two. If nothing comes up, Upper Deck asks you to contact its customer service.
MLB Authentication
Look up at: mlb.com/official-information/authentication
Enter: the two-letter prefix followed by the hologram number. Holograms introduced in 2022 also carry a three-letter validation code and a QR code.
Holograms that start with DB mark licensed merchandise, not an authenticated item, so they will not appear. If an authentication hologram is missing or listed wrong, MLB asks you to email authentication@mlb.com with a photo of the hologram, a photo of the item and a short description.
Fanatics Authentic
Look up at: fanatics.com/fansecure
Enter: the two-letter prefix followed by the hologram number. On the newer QR labels, scan the code and enter the three-letter key code, which shows when you tilt the label.
Some pieces carry both an MLB and a Fanatics hologram. Each one is checked on its own site.
Panini Authentic
Look up at: paniniamerica.net/hologram
Enter: only the digits on the hologram, without the PA. The result shows a photo and description of the edition, so your piece can vary slightly from that photo.
Panini notes that holograms marked "Public" are not searchable in its database. For those, the certificate that comes with the item is the record.
Custom Authentics hologram serial
Look up at: our serial number verification page
Enter: the serial on the Custom Authentics hologram, formatted like ABC-1234. It is case sensitive and includes the hyphen.
Many of our pieces carry this serial, not all. It is a second record of the piece as it left us, kept alongside the authenticator's certificate and never in place of it. On the rare piece without a third-party certification, the listing says so, and the piece comes with a Custom Authentics letter of authenticity and hologram.
If the lookup comes back empty
- Check you are on the right site. A Beckett number will not come back on JSA's lookup, and an authenticator's number will not come back on ours.
- Re-enter it carefully. Watch for letters that look like numbers, and for prefixes: Panini wants the digits only, while MLB and Fanatics want the two letters in front.
- Some holograms are not in a database by design. Panini "Public" holograms and MLB holograms starting with DB will not return a result.
- Still nothing? Contact the authenticator directly, and ask the seller to show you the record. For a piece bought from us, email info@customauthentics.com with the number and a photo of the certificate and we will sort it out.
What a lookup proves
A matching record shows that the authenticator examined the signature, or witnessed it being signed, and stands behind it. It does not tell you where the piece has been since. For what each authenticator is strongest at, see our guide to JSA, PSA, Beckett and ACOA.
See it on real pieces
Each of these listings names its authenticator:
- JSA: Taylor Swift signed Eras custom art acoustic guitar
- PSA: Jalen Brunson signed Knicks jersey
- Beckett: Lionel Messi signed Argentina framed jersey display
- ACOA: Sabrina Carpenter signed Short n' Sweet framed CD display
- Upper Deck Authenticated: Michael Jordan signed "The Last Shot" framed photo
- MLB and Fanatics: Shohei Ohtani signed 16x20 Angels photo
- Panini Authentic: Kobe Bryant signed Lakers framed jersey display
Logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are shown only to identify each authenticator and its lookup.
