January 9–12, 2025 Florida United Numismatists show Orange County Convention Center North Concourse, Hall NB 9400 Universal Blvd. Orlando, FL 32819 Make your counterfeit coins legal to own! According to federal law, counterfeit coins are illegal to possess, buy or sell. Hence, once Read More …
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Make your counterfeit coins legal to own!
According to federal law, counterfeit coins are illegal to possess, buy or sell. Hence, once a victim becomes aware that a coin is counterfeit, he/she should turn it over to the nearest Secret Service agent or local law-enforcement official. Often Read More …
Make your counterfeit coins legal to own!
What do you do with counterfeit coins you unwittingly purchased? According to federal law, counterfeit coins are illegal to possess, buy or sell. Hence, once a victim becomes aware that the coin is counterfeit, he/she should turn it over to 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 …
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 …
Silver Rush Creates Silver Scams
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation warns of surge in fake “silver” coins offered online (Temecula, California) February 11, 2021 — The recent panic buying of silver bullion has sparked a significant increase in fraudulent or misleading online advertising to lure unsuspecting retail Read More …
Anti-Counterfeiting Seminar Produces Fast, Positive Results
(Long Beach, California) February 26, 2020 – A seminar for law enforcement officials conducted by the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) during the recent February 2020 Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectibles Expo already has produced positive results in Read More …
See it? Report it!
Easily Report Suspected Fakes With Online Help From Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation 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, Read More …