John Feigenbaum succeeds retired Professional Numismatists Guild leader Robert Brueggeman (Temecula, California) August 1, 2023 – On his first day as the new Executive Director of the nonprofit Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org), business executive and lifelong numismatist John Feigenbaum declared: Read More …
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You bought gold. Now what? Safe storage tips from the Professional Numismatists Guild
There are pros and cons when considering a home safe, bank deposit box, or a bullion depository. . (Temecula, California) July 5, 2023 – During the “Gold Rush of 2023,” dealers report that demand for gold bullion coins has soared Read More …
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation and U.S. Treasury Dept. Plan Law Enforcement Training at ANA Pittsburgh Convention
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) June 29, 2023 — To address the mass proliferation of counterfeits plaguing the U.S. marketplace, the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org) in partnership with the U.S. Treasury Department and in cooperation with the American Numismatic Association will sponsor an Read More …
Seeing Double? ACEF Reports Fakers Using Same Cert Numbers Multiple Times
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation warns new counterfeits in marketplace have matching certification numbers (Temecula, California) April 5, 2023 – Recent examples of fake “certified” Morgan and Peace dollars have been found with the same certification numbers on the encapsulation inserts, cautions Read More …
What’s Being Done to Fight Fakes in the Rare Coin and Bullion Coin Marketplace?
Learn what’s happening and how you can avoid becoming a fraud victim with advice from former Professional Numismatists Guild President Dana Samuelson and Doug Davis, Anti-Counterfeiting Director of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation and a former Texas Police Chief. Click the Read More …
Fake Gold and Silver Coins On Hundreds of Websites, Cautions Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation
Investigators find more than 300 websites selling counterfeit “rare coins” and “precious metal” items, including some advertisers on Walmart.com (Temecula, California) February 22, 2023 — A Long Island, New York investor mistakenly thought he could make a quick profit of Read More …
Counterfeit Training Given by ACEF To Kansas and Missouri Law Enforcement Officers
(Temecula, California) November 22, 2022 — The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation recently conducted an eight-hour class, “Counterfeit Coin and Precious Metals Investigations” to 35 Kansas and Missouri local, state and federal law enforcement investigators. Participants in the ACEF seminar were shown Read More …
Caution! Hundreds of websites selling counterfeit gold and silver coins
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation warns of fake“precious metal” and “rare coins” offered online, and helpsa Texas investor who became an unsuspecting victim (Temecula, California) June 30, 2022 – Looking to buy gold and silver, “Oliver,” an investor in Texas, responded to Read More …
ACEF Concerns Included in Federal Government’s Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeitingn & Piracy
March 21, 2022 — The sale of counterfeit U.S. coins and precious metals on e-commerce platforms and third-party marketplaces continues to escalate and the number of victims proves to be a highly lucrative and profitable business for counterfeiters. Unfortunately, victims Read More …
Rare Coin Market Soaring But Use Caution, Advises Professional Numismatists Guild Experts
If you don’t know coins or precious metals, you’d better know your dealer (Temecula, California) February 8, 2022 — The rare coin market in early 2022 continues to soar following a record-breaking marketplace in 2021. However, veteran dealers in the Read More …