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NGC Experts Join Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Team to Fight Fakes

December 8, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) and Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announcing that the experts at NGC have joined forces with the foundation to help fight counterfeit coins and bullion n the marketplace. (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 fakes in the marketplace. “NGC is now …

Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo Will Reconvene in March 2021

September 21, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo announcing that the show will reconvene in March 2021. The event was postponed and later cancelled this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo was prohibited from being held November 12–14, 2020, due to Maryland’s ongoing mitigation of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The full Expo, one of the largest numismatic events of the year, will next …

Attempt Made to Sell Fake $300,000 Gold Coin

July 15, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF). It reports on an attempt to sell $400,000 in counterfeit coins including a fake 1879 Coiled Hair “Stella” gold coin valued at $300,000. The counterfeiter went as far as to have the fake gold coin in a counterfeit NGC holder with a fake label that had the same PR63 grade and certification number. Acting on a tip from the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org), …

Announcing the 2020 Numismatic Literary Guild Awards Competition

May 4, 2020 by Clinton

The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, and writers who cover news and feature stories about all forms of money, medals, and tokens as collectibles, has announced its annual awards competition for 2020. This year’s competition is being overseen by David Lange, the new Numismatic Literary Guild Awards Coordinator. To be eligible for consideration in any of this year’s categories, entries must have been published, released, or posted between May 1, 2019, …

Anti-Counterfeiting Seminar Produces Fast, Positive Results

February 27, 2020 by Clinton

The following Press Release has been provided by the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) regarding a seminar for law enforcement held at the 2020 Long Beach Expo earlier this month. (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 the fight against fakes in the …

Counterfeit Coins Importer Sentenced to 10½ Years in Prison

January 29, 2020 by Clinton

The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation, ACEF, has announced the sentencing of Johnathan A. Kirschener, a counterfeit coins importer. Mr. Kirschener was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for selling the coins as well as impersonating an agent of the ATF. The ACEF’s Richard Weaver was instrumental in the government’s case against Mr. Kirschener. Below is the full Press Release outlining the case from the ACEF. A federal court judge in Camden, New Jersey has sentenced admitted …

Easily Report Suspected Fakes With Online Help From Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation

January 22, 2020 by Clinton

The following Press Release was issued by the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation on a new and easy way for collectors and dealers to report counterfeit coins. (Temecula, California) January 21, 2020 — 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, bars, holders, rounds, mint products, paper money or other suspicious counterfeit related activities. “See it? …

Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Joins Forces with CrimeDex

October 31, 2019 by Clinton

The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation has gained membership to CrimeDex, the world’s largest criminal investigation network. Here is the full Press Release. (Temecula, California) October 30, 2019 — The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEF online.org) has been granted membership into CrimeDex, the world’s largest criminal investigation network composed of more than 4,000 law enforcement agencies, financial institutions and criminal investigators across the United States and around the globe. “The CrimeDex platform allows members to send out alerts, …

Former Police Chief Doug Davis Named Anti-Counterfeiting Director of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation

August 13, 2019 by Clinton

(Rosemont, Illinois) August 13, 2019 – Doug Davis, founder of the Numismatic Crime Information Center (www.NumismaticCrimes.org) and a former Police Chief of the Dallas suburb of Pantego, Texas, has been selected by the nonprofit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF www.ACEF online.org) to be its next Director of Anti-Counterfeiting. Doug Davis has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement and in helping to combat numismatic-related crimes. He served the past two years as Chair …

James Garfield Presidential Silver Medal Available Today

April 30, 2024 by Clinton

James A. Garfield Presidential Silver Medal (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open sales for the second Presidential Silver Medal of 2024 later today. The medal, honoring President James Garfield, will be available at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific today on the Mint’s website. The 99.99% silver medal is priced at $75.00 and is available exclusively from the United States Mint. The Mint has no production limit on this medal, nor is there a household limit on the number that can be purchased. James A. Garfield …