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The Twelve Case Files

Every fraud the book documents.

Each case file is a chapter. Each chapter names names.

01 Fake Civil War Artifacts & Confederate Sword Scams → 02 Counterfeit Coins & the Grading-Service Shell Game → 03 Art Forgery, Signature Fraud & Provenance Laundering → 04 Auction-House Fraud, Phantom Bids & the Chandelier → 05 Old West Fakery: Outlaws, Gunfighters & the Garage Industry → 06 Insurance & Appraisal Fraud → 07 Re-Stamped Firearms & Serial-Number Fraud → 08 Fake Provenance & Celebrity Attribution → 09 Native American Artifact Forgery → 10 Pre-Columbian Frauds & Disputed Export → 11 Estate Fraud: When the Family Doesn't Know → 12 The Appraiser's Conflict of Interest →
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Fakes & Scoundrels

The definitive investigation into fraud, forgery, and deception in the collectibles world — by a 50-year insider.

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