Crime and Fraud

New coins depicting King Charles III are expected to be popular with the public and collectors when The Royal Mint strikes and distributes them,...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Coin Burglary - Phoneix, Arizona The Phoenix Police Department is investigating a commercial...

By Everett Millman - Gainesvillecoins.com ......   Contemporary scholarship has introduced a number of new mysteries regarding history's most famous "natural philosopher" (i.e. scientist), Sir Isaac...

Counterfeit Banknotes by Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) ......   One of the most successful makers of counterfeit banknotes of the 20th century was Czeslaw Bojarski and he...

On August 15, 2022, during setup of the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, a dealer...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Coin Show Dealers Becoming High-Profile Targets During the past several months, organized groups...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   USPS: Stolen/Missing - New Jersey to California A package being shipped from New...

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ......   On Friday, August 5, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S....

By Jay Turner for PCGS ......   There are many counterfeits and altered coins that unfortunately often defraud people in pursuit of building their collection or...

Museum-quality book features never-before-seen accounts from numismatists, historians, descendants of Holocaust survivors, and the granddaughter of the Nazi who ran “Operation Bernhard”   A new book...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Attention Coin Dealers: Suspects Follow Victim Home in Atlanta A dealer at the...

By United States Attorney's Office, Central District of California ......   A former cargo handling company employee at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was sentenced on...

ACEF warns of fake “precious metal” and “rare coins” offered online, and helps a Texas investor who became an unsuspecting victim   Looking to buy gold...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   UPS: Stolen/Missing - New York to Florida A package being shipped via UPS...

Actor Jonathan Banks is best known for playing Mike Ehrmantraut, a hard-as-nails ex-cop turned criminal, who served as the head of security for drug...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   UPDATE: Nebraska Vehicle Burglary The following is a video of the recent vehicle...

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   Since my "last" installment of this series about my 1796 large cent , I have attended...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   USPS: Coins Stolen in Transit - California to Louisiana On May 16, 2022,...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Coin Shop Burglary - San Jose, California Falcone Jewelry and Coin in San...

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   So, here we are after my "last" installment of this series. In that one, I stated:...

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   This is the last of my intended short Dark Corner articles - a fitting last example,...

By United States Attorney's Office, District of Utah ......   Gaylen Dean Rust, 62, of Layton, Utah, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison by...

1872 Seated Liberty Counterfeit Dollar By Max Spiegel – Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   Rough texture and minuscule raised dots within the recesses are clues that...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Pawn Shop Robbery - Owner Severely Beaten The owner of a pawn shop...

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ......   The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Steven C. Seeger of the U.S. District Court for...

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   As I continue to document the "family" of counterfeits currently available on the market, both as...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Theft of Jewelry, Rolex Watches at Long Beach Coin Show Long Beach Police...

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   It has been a while since I wrote my CoinWeek article on the "family" of large...

The sale of counterfeit U.S. coins and precious metals on e-commerce platforms and third-party marketplaces continues to escalate and the number of victims proves...

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Lost/Stolen Packages - FedEx, UPS The following parcels have been reported lost/stolen: FedEx A package...