The collecting of Holocaust artifacts can often result in an emotional and historical dilemma. Survivors and some militaria collectors regard these items as stained with the blood of Holocaust victims, and therefore should not be bought and sold. However, to honor the memory of those who perished and to keep a proper historical record, these items must be preserved. While a small contingent of collectors deal in Holocaust artifacts, the vast majority of Holocaust-oriented artifacts are purchased by individuals who intend to donate these items to museums. This book is a reference and resource guide to help determine the authenticity of these artifacts, and provides a detailed look at various Holocaust-related artifacts in a manner that follows the experiences of the survivors and victims. As an example; the Germans identified some individuals with outward markings, forced them to register, pressed them into forced labor, ghettoized, and eventually deported them to concentration camps or labor facilities, and due to the different times that these activities took place in conquered and occupied countries, they are distinguished here by the action rather than by a general timeline (for example, Jews in occupied Poland were forced to wear Jewish badges in 1939, while this did not occur in Germany until 1941). The Holocaust is a difficult period of history to examine, and although some of the photographs contained in this book are horrific in nature, this book in no way trivializes the magnitude of the Holocaust by discussing the collection and identification of Holocaust-related artifacts. The issue at hand is the callous disregard by those who profit from the Holocaust by manufacturing and selling counterfeit and fake items. Alec Tulkoff has been a collector of World War II militaria for the past twenty-five years. Over the past seven years he has taken an interest in Holocaust history and artifacts. During the past two years, while working at the SHOAH Visual History Foundation as a cataloguer, he compiled the information and materials contained in this book. As a cataloguer in the Foundation, he had the opportunity to hear hundreds of first hand Holocaust survivor testimonies. Tulkoff has worked hard in combating the vast amount of Holocaust artifact fraud that has spread in the collecting community and has posted a website dealing with this fraud and also publishes a quarterly newsletter on this topic.

One of the most remarkable episodes of WWII was the Nazi attempt to forge currency and trigger the economic collapse of the Allies. The counterfeit operation was one of the largest the world has ever seen and lead to the postwar reissue of sterling.

A clear and compelling guide to the complex world of counterfeiting
This book provides readers with an overview of the complex subject of counterfeiting in the twenty-first century-not the traditional notion of counterfeiting fake currency, but the counterfeiting of luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, engine parts, etc. Filled with compelling stories such as how Glad trash bags have been faked as part of a scheme to launder drug money, this book offers real-world examples of how counterfeiting can occur and how readers can protect their products and brands from it. Leaving no stone unturned, this valuable resource also provides legal remedies, authentication guidance, and digital measures companies can use to fight the effects of counterfeiting on their bottom line.
David M. Hopkins (Denver, CO) is Director of International Business Programs in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. Lewis T. Kontnik (Greenwood Village, CO) is principal and founder of Reconnaissance International, the publisher of Authentication News, an international newsletter that covers counterfeiting prevention issues.
Mark Turnage (Denver, CO) is the CEO of Applied Optical Technologies PLC, one of the largest providers of anti-counterfeiting technology to governments and companies worldwide.

“A Short History of Counterfeiting in America” is a 4,700-word article that tells the intriguing story of the age-old duel between counterfeiters and Treasury officials determined to protect the nation’s currency. The piece focuses on the technology of counterfeiting, but covers many of the colorful personalities involved as well. They include Emanuel Ninger, who passed hand-drawn bills for many years in the late 1880s – some of his victims had the artistic notes framed. It was Benjamin Franklin who devised a secret printing technique to render a leaf as an uncopiable feature on colonial currency.

This readable, scrupulously researched article will give readers a fascinating glimpse into a crime that has plagued the country for almost four hundred years and continues to do so in the digital age.

Jack Kelly is a popular historian, author of “Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards & Pyrotechnics” (Basic Books).

“A Short History of Counterfeiting in America” is a 4,700-word article that tells the intriguing story of the age-old duel between counterfeiters and Treasury officials determined to protect the nation’s currency. The piece focuses on the technology of counterfeiting, but covers many of the colorful personalities involved as well. They include Emanuel Ninger, who passed hand-drawn bills for many years in the late 1880s – some of his victims had the artistic notes framed. It was Benjamin Franklin who devised a secret printing technique to render a leaf as an uncopiable feature on colonial currency.

This readable, scrupulously researched article will give readers a fascinating glimpse into a crime that has plagued the country for almost four hundred years and continues to do so in the digital age.

Jack Kelly is a popular historian, author of “Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards & Pyrotechnics” (Basic Books).

This book overviews and integrates the business and technical issues that pharmaceutical companies need to know in order to combat the major global problem of counterfeit medicines. In addition to discussion of the problems, the author Davison addresses analytical techniques scientists use to detect counterfeits and presents some possible solutions to the threat of counterfeit medical products. Coverage moves from basic overview of the problem, costs / risks to consumers (toxic products, mistrust of drug companies) and business (revenue loss, public trust), government oversight and regulation, authentication strategies (packaging, analytical techniques), product tracking and supply chain, and case studies from around the globe.

"It is not surprising that counterfeiting flourished. The combination of a generally inefficient law enforcement system, the gradual proliferation of colonial issues to copy, and the reliance on private citizens to prosecute criminals made it difficult to capture, prosecute, or punish counterfeiters. Indeed, counterfeiting in American entered a kind of golden age beginning in the early eighteenth century, an age that would last for roughly a hundred and fifty years." —from the Foreword

In the thriving commercial centers of colonial America, merchants could be paid in Spanish doubloons, British pounds, or any of the currencies each colony produced. Such a diversity of monetary forms encouraged some citizens to try their hands at counterfeiting. But the penalties for counterfeiting were harsh. Each colonial government saw it as a serious crime and meted out a variety of punishments, from cropping of ears to the gallows.

Scott examines the prevalence of counterfeiting in colonial America and the difficulties the authorities had in tracking down the offenders. He brings to life the many colorful figures who indulged in this nefarious practice, including organized gangs from Massachusetts to South Carolina, such as the members of the Dover Money Club and numerous women practitioners, including Freelove Lippincott and Mary Peck Butterworth. One of the book's most important themes is that counterfeiting was ubiquitous, transcending socioeconomic, ethnic, and gender lines. Counterfeiters had innumerable ways to practice the art, as Scott shows in illustrative detail. In a final chapter, Scott assesses counterfeiting during the Revolution, when the British government found it an effective means for undermining the fledgling national economy. The book reveals ways to determine whether notes or coins are fake. First published in 1957, Scott's research on early counterfeiting has yet to be superceded.

As much a social history of colonial America as it is a richly peopled narrative of one of the world's oldest crimes, Counterfeiting in America is sure to appeal to scholars, numismatists, and general readers alike.

Money may make the world go around, but whose money is it, where did it come from, and whose idea was it? You will get your money's worth in this book full of facts about coins, bills, counterfeiting, and other interesting money topics.

In 1998, the FBI predicted counterfeiting to become ¿the crime of the 21st century¿. Ten years later, that prophecy is being dramatically vindicated. The reality is that counterfeiting, generally perceived by society as a victimless crime with ¿fakes¿ simply constituting a cheap alternative purchase, is far from harmless. Trade in counterfeit goods, viewed by criminals as having a low risk of prosecution with light penalties relative to the large profits to be made, is a lucrative and growing area. The rise of modern technologies and the globalization of business have enabled counterfeiters to operate on a global scale, churning out virtually indistinguishable copies of authentic products. It is not only damaging legitimate businesses and their coveted brands but it is also having a negative impact on society at large and the global economy. Based on Gessler¿s professional experience and on first-hand interviews with industry insiders, victims and authorities, this book uncovers the shocking consequences of the seemingly harmless counterfeiting industry, including health and safety hazards, organized crime, child labor and tax evasion.