Barry Ron Skog, 68, of Burnsville, Minn., pleaded guilty February 21 to one count of selling counterfeit coins and one count of mail fraud in the United States District Court of Minnesota in St. Paul. Skog faces a potential maximum Read More …
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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Coins, Committing Mail Fraud
Nominate an Anti-Counterfeiting Crusader for a Prestigious Honor
Do you know someone who has actively helped in the fight against counterfeit coins, bank notes and/or fake third-party encapsulation holders the past year? The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) is seeking nominees for its third annual Alan Kreuzer Memorial Award. Read More …
New date set for Kirschner sentencing
April 25 is the new date for Jonathan A. Kirschner’s sentencing hearing. U.S. District Court Judge Robert B. Kugler had been scheduled to sentence Kirschner on February 5 for his admitted crimes of falsely impersonating an agent of the Bureau Read More …
American Numismatic Association’s World Fair of Money
August 13-17, 2019 — The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation and the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force will attend the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money Aug. 13-17. The bourse and meetings will take place in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 Read More …
Central States Numismatic Society’s 80th Anniversary Convention
April 27-29, 2019 — The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation and the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force will attend the Central States Numismatic Society’s 80th Anniversary Convention in Schaumburg, IL, April 27-29. Show events will be held in the Schaumburg Convention Center, located at Read More …
Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force Update
January 10, 2019 — 12:30 p.m. – Room W304A, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. ACEF Anti-Counterfeiting Director Beth Deisher will give an update on the progress the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force has made since its founding at the FUN show Read More …
Florida United Numismatist Convention (FUN)
January 10-12, 2019 The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation will be at Table 853 on the bourse at the 2019 Florida United Numismatist convention in Halls WA1 and WA2 at the Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orland, FL
COINage Confidential: Beth Deisher
ACEF Director of Anti-Counterfeiting Beth Deisher discusses the work of the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force and answers a wide-range of questions in a four-page article published in the the January 2019 issue of COINage magazine. She is featured in the magazine’s Read More …
PNG Leaders Step Up Fight Against Fakes
New nonprofit entity created to accept donations for important 2019 work by Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (Temecula, California) November 29, 2018 – The Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) accomplished major victories combatting fakes and educating the public about counterfeits in the marketplace Read More …
Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force Moves to Foundation
The Industry Council for Tangible Assets and the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation have jointly announced an agreement to transfer the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force and the position of director of anti-counterfeiting from ICTA to the non-profit 501-C-3 foundation. The transfer became effective Read More …