Systems and methods for marking collectibles to increase their uniqueness

摘要

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for marking collectible items to increase their collectible uniqueness includes creating a multiplicity of unique date codes, each of the multiplicity of unique date codes including a representation of a calendar month and a representation of a day in the calendar month, randomly selecting one of the multiplicity of unique date codes, and affixing the randomly selected one of the multiplicity of unique date codes to a collectible item. According to other embodiments, a system with a computer and a marking device may apply a date code to a collectible item. According to yet other embodiments, a method for marking collectibles includes creating at least three hundred sixty-five collectibles in a time period shorter than a year, and marking each with a unique date code combination such that no two visually identical collectibles share the same date code.

主权项

1. A method for marking collectible items to increase their uniqueness, the method comprising:
creating at least three hundred sixty-five collectible items in a time period shorter than three hundred sixty-five days; and marking each of the at least three hundred sixty-five collectible items with a randomly selected unique combination, the randomly selected unique combination comprising a month and a day of the month, wherein each of the at least three hundred sixty-five collectible items is visually identical except for the marking.