Posted by Sylvia_FL on 1/19/10 4:17pm
Msg #318579

Something interesting

They say you learn something new every day.
Only notary seals I see in Florida are black. But today I needed a Medallion Signature Guarantee. The seal was bright green. I often wondered what one looked like. It also has what appears to be a "bar code" on the bottom of the seal.

Reply by Lee/AR on 1/19/10 4:21pm
Msg #318581

Green in Arkansas, too. Must be some federal thing, ya' think?

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 1/19/10 4:32pm
Msg #318585

Got to be a federal thing

I often wondered what a medallion notary's seal looked like.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could have different coloured seals instead of the boring black

Reply by PAW on 1/19/10 5:28pm
Msg #318595

Kind of a federal thing. The Medallion Guarantee program is administered by Kemark Financial Services, Inc. in New York. The seal must be a special ink which is colored green and has some tamperproof parts, such as a bar code and some other coding.

You can read about the program (and why a notary public doesn't do it) at http://www.pawnotary.com/documents/Medallion%20Signature%20Guarantee.pdf

Reply by Moneyman/TX on 1/19/10 5:34pm
Msg #318599

I used to have my securities license. This type of seal is used for certain paperwork for investments (i.e. securities).

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 1/19/10 6:30pm
Msg #318610

Thanks Paul
That made interesting reading

(See I can learn something from my PAW)