That's an interesting document. One would think that Coin would be used in "Card Present Transactions," however, none of the security features of a real card can be verified using a Coin, since they don't exist. Why would a merchant accept Coin?
This is an excellent point. You could make a series of purchases with your Coin set to your credit card, use an obviously fake signature, then dispute them all. The merchant can't claim that they checked the signature because they obviously don't match, so any merchant that lets you use your card has little recourse in the case of chargebacks.
This is very new to me. This source here: http://usa.visa.com/download/merchants/card-acceptance-guide...
States:
>> You should not bill the customer until merchandise has been shipped
That is a best practice, not a requirement.