Tag Archives: Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation

Counterfeit Battles Continued in May

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Numismatic News Staff

A fraudulent advertisement for bullion coins on Facebook, fake encapsulation holders, and requests for expert help from federal agencies kept the non-profit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation busy during May 2020. “Among the cases, we’re investigating is the sale of 10 fake … Continue reading →

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Counterfeit Coinage: A Costly Mistake

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Numismatic News Staff

By Doug Davis The commentary below by Doug Davis originally appeared in the Spring 2020 edition of National Pawnbroker magazine. It makes its hobby debut here in Numismatic News, in an effort to share with the numismatic community this information … Continue reading →

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Counterfeit Coins Importer Sentenced to 10.5 Years in Prison

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Numismatic News Staff

On Jan. 29, a federal court judge in Camden, N.J. sentenced admitted counterfeit coins importer, Johnathan A. Kirschner, 35, of Moorestown, N.J., to 10.5 years in prison. After being alerted by members of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation about the sale … Continue reading →

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Online Counterfeit Reporting Available from ACEF

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Numismatic News Staff

The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) now provides collectors, dealers, the general public and victims of suspected fraud with a convenient and secure way to report information about counterfeit coins, bars, holders, rounds, mint products, paper money or other suspicious counterfeit … Continue reading →

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Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Joins Forces with CrimeDex

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Numismatic News Staff

(Temecula, California) October 30, 2019 — The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation has been granted membership into CrimeDex, the world’s largest criminal investigation network composed of more than 4,000 law enforcement agencies, financial institutions and criminal investigators across the United States and around … Continue reading →

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Former Police Chief Doug Davis Named Anti-Counterfeiting Director of the ACEF

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Numismatic News Staff

by Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation   Current Director Beth Deisher will step down in September after successful anti-counterfeiting work (Rosemont, Illinois) August 13, 2019 – Doug Davis, founder of the Numismatic Crime Information Center and a former Police Chief of the … Continue reading →

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Skog gets 30 months for selling counterfeit coins

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Numismatic News Staff

Minnesota coin dealer Barry Ron Skog, 68, was sentenced July 9th to 30 months in federal prison for carrying out a counterfeit coin fraud scheme in multiple states. In addition, Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, U.S. District Court in St. Paul, … Continue reading →

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PNG strengthens anti-counterfeiting bylaws

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Numismatic News Staff

As part of the organization’s anti-counterfeiting efforts, the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) added additional conduct restrictions last month to its Code of Ethics regarding involvement with fakes. Four words, indicated here in italics, have been added and are now part … Continue reading →

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Nominations sought for Kreuzer Award

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Numismatic News Staff

The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) is seeking nominees for its third annual Alan Kreuzer Memorial Award. This award recognizes vigorous anti-counterfeiting efforts of collectors, dealers, law enforcement agents, or others diligently trying to protect the numismatic marketplace from counterfeit coins … Continue reading →

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PNG leads fight against counterfeits

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Dave Harper

When the going gets tough, the Professional Numismatists Guild steps up and gets going. It has taken over a foundation to fight counterfeits flooding into the United States. When the Industry Council For Tangible Assets gave up the Anti-Counterfeiting Task … Continue reading →

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