United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide
Description
Don't be fooled--outsmart counterfeiters and protect your investment with United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide, a 224-page, full-color reference from acclaimed numismatist Bill Fivaz. This indispensable guide equips gold coin collectors with the knowledge and tools to confidently identify fakes, from gold dollars to double eagles, plus commemoratives and California fractionals.
Inside you'll find:
- Specific diagnostics for nearly 200 counterfeits commonly encountered in today's marketplace
- Expert advice from professional graders, authenticators, and coin dealers
- More than two dozen illustrated "rules of thumb" for quick detection
- Detailed physical traits of authentic gold coins, with enlarged close-up photos
- Official U.S. gold coin specifications, tolerances, and more
"The hobby needs this book now, more than ever." -- Randy Campbell, professional numismatist
With its authoritative insights and vivid photography, United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide is an essential resource for protecting your collection and making informed buying and selling decisions.
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Bill Fivaz, a coin collector since 1950, has earned recognition as one of the country's most respected authorities on numismatic errors and die varieties. His awards include the highest recognition of the American Numismatic Association, which presented him its top honor, the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award, in 1995. He was elected to the ANA Hall of Fame in 2002.Bill is widely known as an engaging teacher and a speaker on numismatic topics. He has written hundreds of articles on a wide array of numismatic topics and has been a consultant to several coin authentication services. His contributions are noted in many of today's most popular and respected hobby books, including the A Guide Book of United States Coins (the "Red Book"). Bill has served on the board of governors of the ANA and on the board of directors of CONECA (the Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors). To honor his reputation as a teacher and writer, in 2010 the ANA and Whitman Publishing endowed the Bill Fivaz Young Numismatist Literary Award, for young numismatists aged 8 to 12.