# PSA DNA Cert Numbers on Stickers

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**Category:** Question\
**Tags:** cert, psa\
**Created:** [November 7, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-dna-cert-numbers-on-stickers/59055 "2025-11-07T03:41:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeeEssay](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/peeessay/32/107311_2.png) [@PeeEssay](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/PeeEssay)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-dna-cert-numbers-on-stickers/59055/1 "2025-11-07T03:41:59Z")

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Is there a wrath to the math about the numbers on Cert stickers and age of authentication date?

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**Author:** ![JoshsOddCollection](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/joshsoddcollection/32/1914_2.png) [@JoshsOddCollection](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/JoshsOddCollection)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-dna-cert-numbers-on-stickers/59055/2 "2025-11-07T03:49:09Z")

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What stickers are you talking about? PSA labels?

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**Author:** ![rabby250](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/rabby250/32/244_2.png) [@rabby250](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/rabby250)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-dna-cert-numbers-on-stickers/59055/3 "2025-11-07T03:54:16Z")

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I’m not sure if this is what you’re asking, but I can tell you you can’t just compare the cert numbers and tell if one is graded earlier than the other.

Here’s an example of cards sending in different orders with both orders under the exact same service tier, but cards sent later got the smaller cert number.

 ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/0/c/0c126e819516b0bb35bcbe501b0098b5b4438d37.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/5/5/5548332d26e3f564a1be4b86f349b4f0d30e1ec5.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![JoshsOddCollection](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/joshsoddcollection/32/1914_2.png) [@JoshsOddCollection](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/JoshsOddCollection)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-dna-cert-numbers-on-stickers/59055/4 "2025-11-07T20:09:05Z")

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I believe the cert number is determined when you fill out the form as opposed to when it’s actually received.

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**Author:** ![eevee](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/eevee/32/230472_2.png) [@eevee](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/eevee)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-dna-cert-numbers-on-stickers/59055/5 "2025-11-07T20:17:03Z")

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Welcome to the forum!

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**Author:** ![rabby250](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/rabby250/32/244_2.png) [@rabby250](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/rabby250)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-dna-cert-numbers-on-stickers/59055/6 "2025-11-08T03:12:22Z")

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Uh no, these subs were done back in the good old days when you have to download a blank form PDF from PSA, print it out, fill in by hand and send in with your cards. PSA won’t have any idea that you’re sending in a sub until they receive a package, let alone generating cert numbers for it.

 ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/0/2/02247e85f9e6e34faadcaf10f682613294beee69.png)