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 …
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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 …
2023 National Money Show®
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 …
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 …
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Warns Feds About Online “Coin” Seller
(Temecula, California) December 23, 2020 — Promptly acting on a tip from a concerned collector, the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation’s (www.ACEFonline.org) Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) has notified law enforcement agencies and online shopping platform Amazon.com about a seller who is in Read More …
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Helps Rid Marketplace of $1+ Million of Fakes in 2020
(Temecula, California) December 10, 2020 – Funded only by donations, the nonprofit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org) worked with law enforcement agencies in 2020 to protect collectors, dealers and the general public by helping remove from the marketplace over $1 million Read More …
NGC Experts Join Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Team to Fight Fakes
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation is now ACEF’s official authentication service (Temecula, California) December 7, 2020 – Authentication experts from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (www.NGCcoin.com) are now assisting the nonprofit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org) in the ongoing fight against rare coin and bullion-related Read More …
Texas Bullion Depository Security Officials Learn About Numismatic Fakes
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundationand U.S. Treasury OIG conduct educational seminar (Leander, Texas) October 2, 2020 – The opening of the Texas Bullion Depository in the Austin suburb of Leander earlier this year has provided opportunities for investors to safely secure their Read More …
