PNG Donates To ICTA’s Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts
To help fight fake numismatic merchandise in the marketplace, the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) has donated $15,525 to the Industry Council for Tangible Assets Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (www.ictaonline.org/actf). “Our PNG Board members...Three receive 2018 ACTF Al Kreuzer Memorial Award
The Industry Council for Tangible Assets recognized three individuals Aug. 15 for their outstanding work in combatting counterfeiters and those who traffic in counterfeit coins and currency in the United States. Doug Davis, Nicholas L. Tranchitella, and Richard Weaver...ICTA Celebrates 35 Years of Business
The Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) is incredibly proud to have turned 35 in July—but we’re even more proud of how we achieved it. ICTA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership. The list of the association’s past chairmen...ACTF special exhibit of counterfeits coins, bars for public education
Homeland Security loans items to illustrate levels of deceptiveness, diversity The Industry Council for Tangible Assets Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force will exhibit a five-case display of counterfeit coins, precious metals bars, and grading holders during the American...Silver, Gold American Eagles Most Counterfeited Bullion Coins
Since 1986 when the United States Mint first introduced silver and gold American Eagle bullion coins, they have been top sellers in the United States as well as around the world. A new survey conducted by the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force indicates the popular U.S....Man pleads guilty to selling, importing fakes; impersonating agent
ACTF plays key role in investigation and provides experts to identify fakes A New Jersey man admitted June 25 to impersonating a federal agent while selling counterfeit coins and bars and unlawfully importing counterfeit coins and bars into the United States,...Warning to Coin Community About Supreme Court’s Interstate Sales-Tax Ruling
The landscape of online shopping changed with last week’s Supreme Court 5-4 decision in the South Dakota v. Wayfair case. The Court’s decision is that states can now require online retailers beyond their borders to collect sales-tax revenue from consumers. While most...Federal grand jury indicts coin dealer for sale of counterfeit coins, mail fraud
A Minnesota federal grand jury has returned a 6-count criminal indictment charging coinCourter Barry Ron Skog with five counts related to the sale of counterfeit coins and one count of mail fraud. According to the indictment filed April 10 in U.S. District court, the...Greg Allen new ACTF Steering Committee chair
World Mint Work Group joining anti-counterfeiting effort Industry Council for Tangible Assets Chairman Philip N. Diehl has announced the appointment of Greg Allen as chair of the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force Steering Committee. ACTF Steering Committee members serve...![[PB]](https://i0.wp.com/coinsblog.ws/library/images/Photobucket.png?w=1080 "CoinsBlog on Photobucket")
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