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• Rinkor Technology Solutions - SECURITY RECOMENDATIONS

  WiFi jamming as well as cell signal jamming, and other bypass methods pose a significant risk to most security systems used by dealers and collectors. WiFi jamming is a threat, and it's difficult to prevent. There are devices on the market that can detect jamming and send you a notification, or activate the alarm system. 2.4 GHz is most vulnerable to potential jamming, so changing to 5GHz would slightly improve the security, but even 5GHz can be jammed....just not as easily. Cell signal jamming is also a real threat, but there are devices that can detect cell jamming and activate your alarm system. They will also send you an alert that jamming is being attempted. Most security professionals can assist with adding these components to your existing security system, if you are using wireless cameras or other wireless security equipment. The best way to minimize, or completely eliminate the risk to your security and video systems by jamming, is to have all of your security system components hardwired. Most security companies will happily sell you wireless devices that work on WiFi, as they are quick and easy to install. Easy money for the alarm company. You are opening yourself up to many potential threats to your security. Wireless components are subject to general interference from other electronic equipment in the home or building, on top of the threat of signal interference, jamming, and blocking.  Hardwiring equipment can be done through your existing ethernet system in your home or building. Direct hardwiring of cameras by coax, or ethernet cable is the best option. These can be integrated into your existing network system. Using hard conduit on exterior walls will also protect the cabling if the wiring can't be entirely in the wall. The best method is having all cabling in the wall. While installation costs for hardwired systems is much higher than with wireless systems, the enhanced security is worth the extra investment. Cutting costs on the security of your home or business is not a wise choice. That discounted deal the security company gave you for a wireless system is not really a deal!! Technology advances in cameras have been significant over the last 5 years. If you have not upgraded your cameras to current technology, you are missing out on the benefit of facial recognition, vehicle and license plate recognition, and high quality video playback. These new, high tech cameras are cloud based, so there is no recording equipment to replace or upgrade. Additionally, these new cameras have extremely high resolution and video enhancements. You also have the benefit of 24 hour a day....everyday, to see your cameras and the status of your security system for your phone, tablet, or desk top computer.  Redundancy is the key to having a fully functional secure system. Redundancy includes cloud storage of CCTV data, as well as physical, onsite storage. Alarm system alerts can be sent by phone lines and ethernet systems which include coax and fiber. Cellular backup systems are essential for redundancy....if wiring is damaged, along with a cell jamming detector. Exterior lighting is critical, including backup generators or batteries. Backup power to run cameras and the security system is a must!! Physical security of high value items is also essential, which includes commercial TL rated safes with alarm contacts, as well as duress alarms. Motion sensors and a separate alarm zone for the safe is also important....keep it separate from the other alarmed zones. Keypads, motion sensors, and contacts should also be hardwired!! High security locks on your home and business are also an additional layer of security. Locks that can't be picked, and keys can't be duplicated with restricted key systems. Standard commercial and residential locks are easily picked or bypassed. A security professional can assist with this upgrade as well. Don't be a target, or a statistic .... a well planned, implemented, and installed security system in a great investment! Don Rinkor Rinkor Technology Solutions don@rinkor.com

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• ACEF honors 2 for identifying, creating awareness of counterfeit coins.

  Collector Jack Young of Dayton, OH, and coin dealer Matt Dinger of Indianapolis, IN, were honored by the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation at a special awards ceremony Sept. 26 during the Great American Coin and Collectibles Show in Rosemont, IL.     Don Ketterling, a member of the ACEF Board of Directors, presented Dinger with the Alan Kreuzer Memorial Award 3-inch bronze medal. Young, who was unable to attend the ceremony due to a family medical emergency, will receive his medal award in Dayton.   The award is named for the late Alan “Al” Kreuzer, a Castro Valley, CA, coin dealer who was instrumental in alerting the hobby about counterfeit third-party certification holders and fake insert labels. After his death in 2016, his daughter, Chandra, donated $50,000 to establish the award and to help launch the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, now integrated into the work of ACEF. Young, an engineer by training, collects low-grade large cents. He began collecting as a youth and encountered his first large cent when his grandmother took him to a coin shop in the Dayton Arcade. He joined Early American Coppers in 2002 and became interested in deceptively struck counterfeits in the fall of 2015 by a friend and an EAC dealer's discovery of a fake 1798 “S-158” large cent.   Young's counterfeit research during the ensuing years has led to more than 100 published articles about counterfeits in state and national numismatic organizational journals and commercial numismatic publications as well as to contributions published in books on various series. He is founder of two Facebook groups with the primary mission of educating the collecting public about counterfeits: “The Dark Side” group, which now has more than 800 members, and the “Fun with Fakes” group that has grown to 250 members in the past year.   He has also assisted ACEF with presentations about counterfeits and their effects on the hobby and marketplace in meetings with staff of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Secret Service agents, and Customs and Border Protection staff.   He received the Professional Numismatic Guild's Sol Kaplan Award in 2021 in recognition of his work to remove counterfeit coins from ecommerce platforms and the ACEF's Alan Kreuzer Award in 2019 for service rendered as an expert in identifying counterfeit coins.   Dinger began collecting coins at age 7, sold his first coin by age 15, and became co-owner of Lost Dutchman Rare Coins in Indianapolis at age 22. As senior numismatist at Lost Dutchman Rare Coins for the past 20 years he has led the shop's research, sales, and preservation efforts. He has served as president of the Indianapolis Coin Club and is an active member of the Professional Numismatists Guild, Central States Numismatic Society, and the American Numismatic Association.   In 2010 Dinger launched The Coin Show Podcast ( www.CoinShowRadio.com ), aiming to fill a media gap for engaging, hobbyist-focused coin content. He co-hosts the podcast with fellow creator Mike Nottelmann. The podcast delves into news of both U.S. and world coins, providing context and observations from a broad spectrum of numismatic experts, including those who are on the frontlines of educating the public about counterfeits in the marketplace. To date they have produced 249 episodes, all archived at their website.   Dinger has also served as a consultant to the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for investigations dealing with crimes related to coin counterfeiting, thefts, and numismatic scams.   Immediately following the award presentation Dinger, Ketterling, and ACEF Executive Director Beth Deisher were featured in a special taping of the Coin Show Podcast.   The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation is funded entirely by donations. Tax-deductible donations may be made to the 501(c)(3) non-profit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation by submitting the online donation form at www.acefonline.org. ACEF Board member Don Ketterling, left, congratulates Matt Dinger, right, 2025 Alan Kruezer Award medal recipient.   Jack Young, 2025 Alan Kreuzer Award medal recipient

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• 1856 “Upright 5” gold dollar coin key to unraveling mystery

  An 1856 gold dollar coin's story, buried in historical archives for nearly 170 years, is revealed in “Buried History – How Counterfeiting Changed America,” a newly released documentary video posted on YouTube at https://youtu.be/PqKJUekcryI?si=BxRisDyh-pffxuZP   The rare1856 Upright 5 variety gold dollar comprising the Deadwood Collection has long been recognized as a variety by gold collectors, but the key historical role it played had been unknown until a recent discovery.   Many collectors had wondered why coins in the early 1850s had “Slanted 5s” in the date and then suddenly became Upright.  Few would have guessed the answer would lie in the counterfeiting of our nation's coins, virtually from its beginning through more than five decades as it expanded westward.   Regardless of whether you are an advanced collector or just becoming interested in coins, this video will give you a new appreciation of coins and a deeper understanding of our nation's history.  

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