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Replication of a Letter of Authenticity

I've seen displays where a word from the letter has been cut out and sold as authentic handwriting, in doing so, replicating the LOA and attaching it to show the word came from a letter certified as authentic. My question is if you cut a word out of a letter, wouldn't that cut need to be individually certified as it is no longer a part of the letter as a whole? I feel that if the letter is cut in many pieces and the same certification number is given to each word because it was part of the letter that was certified, wouldn't this cause conflict as there will be multiple items in the industry with the same certificate number.

I've seen this George Washington piece that had a word inside the display, but the word was part of a letter that has a LOA. The handwritten letter was cut into pieces and the LOA included is a copy of the LOA for the Washington letter as a whole, but not the word included in the display.

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Permalink Reply by Nick L on August 12, 2020 at 12:58pm

Overall, I feel like once the letter was cut into pieces, the LOA should be considered void.

Please let me know what you guys think about this, as I wish to become more educated on this topic.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 12, 2020 at 4:55pm

I would avoid any single word "graphs". They are not autographs and are usually trimmed to some ridiculous shape. Low Quality even if genuine.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 12, 2020 at 1:53pm

I would pass on it without question - tiny irregular cut of a single word. Does it say "April"? Is "June" more valuable? "The"? Hard pass.

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Permalink Reply by Nick L on August 15, 2020 at 7:55am

Yes it says April. Thank you for reaching back. I am not a fan of these pieces whatsoever. I feel like it's not only a waste of money, but an insult to the celebrity who wrote the letter, and the Authentication company whos Certification number is duplicated. I've seen this with Washington, Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Muhammad Ali, and Ty Cobb.