An Insider’s View on Counterfeit Publication
A recent Letter to the Editor in this publication suggested that more details about specific counterfeit coins should be included when they are published. It is a good suggestion that has come up many times in the past. In the 1970s, when the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) Certification Service was established in Washington, the amount of information that should be released about a specific new counterfeit coin was hotly discussed. One influential group insisted that all the
