It focuses on key details like where the mint mark sits, die fractures, and the texture of the coin's surface. A counterfeit version of the 1893-S Morgan dollar might fool some with an "S" mint ...

Theodore Beuder, a German, was arrested on Friday last in First-avenue, charged with passing counterfeit half and quarter dollars. Yesterday he appeared before U.S. Commissioner STILWELL ...

Von NotHaus, who was part of an anti-government movement, was convicted last week in federal court in North Carolina of minting roughly $7 million in Liberty Dollar coins, authorities said.