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 …
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 …
April 24-30th, 2023 ACEF’s Director of Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, Doug Davis, will attend the Central States Numismatic Society Coin Show in Schaumburg, IL. Central States Numismatic Society
March 2-4, 2023 Doug Davis, Director of Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force will be attend the ANA 2023 National Money Show in Phoenix AZ. View $MILLIONS$ in rare coins and numismatic treasures. Buy, sell and trade with hundreds of coin dealers, attend lectures Read More …
(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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Max Spiegel – Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) …… At first glance, the counterfeit coin GSA holder looks similar to a genuine one. The fake 1885-CC Morgan Dollar, however, is far more obvious. Recent reports have identified counterfeit coin GSA holders with counterfeit Carson City Morgan Dollars inside. A Read More …
“Facebook has become the predominant choice of fraudsters.” (Temecula, California) September 20, 2021 — Online scams related to counterfeit coins and precious metals continue to escalate and a major tool used by fraudsters is the utilization of Facebook pop-up ads Read More …
The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation recently investigated a website, identified as ANCIENTGOLDEN, selling counterfeit monster boxes of gold and silver coins. After clicking this link, you’ll be directed to a product page promoting a monster box of 100 x 1 Draped Bust $2.50 gold pieces for a price of $399.00. Learn more about these counterfeit coins and sign up for our Counterfeit Alerts emails so you're one of the first to know!
