[Cyropaedia]

Here's the ultimate proof : an actual Certification Number that you can actually verify.

They still refuse to disclose that. Again, no one would accept any CoLB with the C.N. entirely blacked out, so why should we...?

[bvw]

Yes! By the logic of those who are yelling “Look elsewhere, look elsewhere!” the movie ticket booth should accept xeroxed copies of a $20, and do so because they have much more important things to do than question my integrity!

[WOSG]

“Here’s the ultimate proof : an actual Certification Number that you can actually verify.”

So if the Obama camp reposted the birth cert. with the number revealed, you’d accept it as genuine?

IMHO, the only reason they are blocking it out is for reasons of ID theft avoidance.