[SoftballMominVA]

I believe it is a real copy made in the last two years. I have a friend who was born in HI and I compared her COB to this one - it was/is identical, all the way down the the anomalies the author notices. And yes, the seal is in black/white and hers has the authentication stamp on the back, in blue, which is identical.

IMNSHO, there is no story here.

[Plutarch]

I have a friend who was born in HI and I compared her COB to this one - it was/is identical, all the way down the the anomalies the author notices. And yes, the seal is in black/white and hers has the authentication stamp on the back, in blue, which is identical.

Well then, please take a photograph of both sides, (covering any personally identifying information), upload the photograph, and post it here! This whole kerfuffle is due entirely to the absence of a comparison HI Certificate of Birth, and you would be doing the Nation a tremendous service if you posted that COB!

[freespirited]

I have a friend who was born in HI and I compared her COB to this one - it was/is identical, all the way down the the anomalies the author notices. And yes, the seal is in black/white and hers has the authentication stamp on the back, in blue, which is identical.

Does your friend's cert have the certificate number blacked out? Does it have an embossed seal (Obama's doesn't -- the issuing department in HI says all certs it sends out have one).

Also a Patricia DeCosta has posted her cerfication from HI online. Hers says "Date Accepted by Registrar" while Obama's says "Date Filed by Registrar."

I think the jury is still out as to what is going on.