Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Archives

Counterfeit Precious Metals Websites Erupt With Volatility of Market

March 25, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a press release from the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) who reminds collectors and investors to be weary of websites selling precious metals. Over the course of the past several days, 18 counterfeit sites have been identified by ACTF. The 11- year low in silver and the uncertainty of the economy during the COVID-19 crisis has triggered the rush to buy silver across the United States. The Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) has been …

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? …

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 …

Coin Counterfeiter Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

July 26, 2019July 11, 2019 by Clinton

Minnesota coin dealer Barry Ron Skog, who ran a mail-order company, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Tuesday, July 9th. He was accused of carrying out a counterfeit coin fraud scheme in multiple states. The U.S. District Court also orders Skog to pay restitution to his victims. Going under the name of Ron Peterson, Skog devised the scheme through his mail-order company Burnsville Coin Company. He ran the scheme from June 2012 …