Charles Larson's journey into the subject of numismatic forgery began over 30 years ago, but his insight was substantially enhanced while serving as a prison guard to the most infamous master forger of the 20th century, Mark Hofmann. The informal interviews Larson conducted with Hofmann at Utah State Prison in the late 1980s lay the foundation for a number of methods revealed in Numismatic Forgery. ....."This book helps further our understanding of forgery, it literally puts us in the shoes and mind of the forger." -- Ken Bressett, Past President of the American Numismatic Association ....."This book will help numismatists everywhere gain a step or two on the bad guys!" -- James L. Halperin, Co-Chairman Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers .....Charles Larson takes us into the mind of the "forger" and leaves us with the tools to detect his work." -- Mark Salzberg, President Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) Larson’s journey into the subject of numismatic forgery began over 30 years ago, but his insight was substantially enhanced while serving as a prison guard to the most infamous master forger of the 20th century, Mark Hofmann. The informal interviews Larson conducted with Hofmann at Utah State Prison in the late 1980’s lay the foundation for a number of methods revealed in Numismatic Forgery. "If I can produce something so correctly, so perfect that the experts declare it to be genuine, then for all practical purposes it is genuine. There is no fraud involved when I sell it." ~convicted master forger Mark Hofmann as related during a personal interview given to the author at Utah State Prison in 1987.