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yoda Valued Member Canada 103 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 6:05 pm PCGS Rewards Counterfeit-Fighting Collector - August 25, 2011 (Santa ANA, California) - Officials of the Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) are applauding the efforts of collector Mike Marshall of Trenton, Ontario in combating the sales of counterfeit coins in Canada. At the recent PCGS Set Registry(SM) luncheon, PCGS announced it was awarding him with a check for $5,000 and a plaque praising his work . "Mike Marshall has been a huge aid to PCGS in combating Chinese counterfeiting. His tenacity resulted in the removal of several counterfeiters from online auctions," said Don Willis, President of PCGS, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLCT). "The hobby owes Mr. Marshall a debt of gratitude for his selfless efforts. PCGS' recognition of him is but a token of our appreciation for his efforts." In 2009, Marshall wrote an article for Canadian Coin News that detailed the counterfeiting problems and explained how he was attempting to get the online auctions halted. He also wrote letters to members of the Canadian Parliament. Sgt. Tony Farahbakhchian, Pacific Region Counterfeit Coordinator for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, read the Canadian Coin News article and subsequently received a request from his Inspector in Ottawa to resolve the problem of ebay allowing the selling of counterfeit Canadian coins on their auction web sites. "I researched the Criminal Code and informed senior ebay legal representatives at their headquarters in San Jose, California and Mr. Marshall that the selling of counterfeit legal tender Canadian coins was illegal in Canada, as per Section 450 of the Criminal Code. I advised them that the importation and selling of counterfeit legal tender Canadian coins was illegal in the country," said Sgt. Farahbakhchian. "In consultation with the E Division (Pacific Region) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, they decided to amend their policy to ban the sale of all Canadian replicas in North America. The E Division's Federal Commercial Crime Section's Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement Team went a step further by requesting ebay to stop the selling of counterfeit Canadian coins on all their worldwide auction sites. They graciously complied with our demands." "Mr. Marshall's writings were instrumental in starting the process that led to stopping the sale of counterfeit coins online in Canada, whether stamped 'copy' or not, "said Willis." "Through his research on corporate policies, he discovered a process through which sales of counterfeit coins could be brought to the attention of PayPal to ensure that PayPal also conformed to anti-counterfeiting laws." "Mr. Marshall then applied the same technique to the sales of counterfeit coins in the United States. He was primarily responsible for the removal from ebay this year of one of the top Chinese counterfeiters. In recognition of his monumental efforts on behalf of the hobby, PCGS was pleased to honor Mr. Marshall with a check for $5,000 and a plaque." Marshall told the Winnipeg Free Press in September 2009 that most of the counterfeit coin problems online in the U.S. would be eliminated if the U.S. Hobby Protection Act was changed to require the words "copy" or "replica" to be part of the dies used to make all replica coins. Report this Post to the Staff

yoda Valued Member Canada 103 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 6:05 pm http://www.pcgs.com/articles/detail/6926 Report this Post to the Staff
pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 6:37 pm Way to go Mikey..... well deserved. Are you going to spend the monetary award on coins? Edited by pginrh 08/26/2011 6:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kitkat1858 Valued Member Canada 371 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 6:44 pm Congratulations, Mike! Report this Post to the Staff
motoryoda Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 7:17 pm Outstanding work Mike! Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 7:55 pm I have nothing but the highest respect for Mike. Well done sir! "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
hopping_rabbit Valued Member Canada 235 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 9:04 pm Much respect! Report this Post to the Staff
southsav Pillar of the Community 2224 Posts	Posted 08/27/2011 09:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
dan-in-crystal-lake Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 08/27/2011 11:52 am Mike is an outstanding example of what one individual can do when they set their mind to something. While all others were talking about the problem, Mike Marshall was solving it. I forget who this quote belongs to but it certainly applies here. "Those that say the problem can't be solved should get out of the way of the people that are solving it". I am proud and privileged to be able count Mike as a friend. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 09/04/2011 01:08 am He is well-deserving of this recognition and award. IMO his efforts have had more positive impact upon this hobby than those of any other individual or organisation in the last twenty years.A couple of years ago the pall cast by the Chinese counterfeits put into doubt the integrity and future of Canadian collecting.Mr. Marshall stood up and led us out from that darkness.Counterfeit coins are still out there,and new and improved versions are still to come,but we are not so fearful now. PS his particular tenacity was shown here on this forum where he was locked out no fewer than three times,but managed to come back and share his knowledge and views Edited by DBM 09/05/2011 12:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
billfrak Valued Member Canada 496 Posts	Posted 09/05/2011 4:25 pm congrats mikeymar you deserve it = spend the money on a nice coin(real of course) Report this Post to the Staff
Admin Administrator United States 326 Posts	Posted 09/05/2011 4:47 pm Quote: his particular tenacity was shown here on this forum where he was locked out no fewer than three times,but managed to come back and share his knowledge and views. He wouldn't have been locked out if he could behave. Because of his knowledge, the staff has given him 3 chances to redeem himself. He didn't do too well the first 2 times and was locked out again both times, but this time he's doing ok so far. Yes, every time he's re-registered we've known within 2 days. Report this Post to the Staff
Zonad Pillar of the Community Canada 1472 Posts	Posted 09/05/2011 5:04 pm Mike is the Nelson Mandela of Canadian Coins. Not afraid to speak the truth even when he knows he will get a Game Misconduct. Unfortunately personal rights give thiefs and liars the ability to put a strangle-hold on fine websites like this one where knowlegeable people try to share and educate. We have to learn to play by the rules, Mike included. I enjoy this site, it is friendly. Happy Labour Day Weekend! Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 09/06/2011 7:20 pm MM, if you keep getting "scolded ' for speaking out, and worse for speaking the truth, in Canada, you would be very welcome in the USA! We need someone who has guts enough to call a spade, a spade. There are not enough people like you, that have an interest in the welfare of 'coin collecting', amomng other things, that are willing to also speak out, in spite of the risk of banishment, or suspension. We need more like you, on BOTH sides. There are just too many that "follow along in the flock, like the rest of the sheep! Keep it up! Father Time Report this Post to the Staff
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