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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 468656, member: 11521&quot;]A good start is is the PCGS book <i>Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection</i>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Next I would recommend a book published by ANA as a home study course by JP Martin. I think the title of the book is <i>Detecting Counterfeit &amp; Altered US Coins</i>. (I can&#039;t put my hands on my copy at the moment.) [EDIT - Found it! That is the correct title. The book is over 200 pages and is priced at $29.95 (at least that&#039;s the price sticker on my copy).]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Other books that may be helpful are:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Counterfeit Detection Vol. I and Vol. II</i> by ANA. These are reprints from The Numismatist magazine from the days that ANA ran ANA as a certification service. Lots of good photos of what identifes the coins as counterfeit or altered.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Standard Catalog of United States Altered and Counterfeit Coins</i> by Hancock and Spanbauer</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Counterfeit , Misstruck and Unofficial US Coins</i> by Taxay </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Detecting Counterfeit Coins</i> by Lonesome John</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>How To Detect Altered &amp; Counterfeit Coins and Paper</i> Money by Harshe</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide</i> by Bill Fivaz - This is a very good book that covers counterfeit gold coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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