Per wikipedia, the United States Secret Service was founded in 1865 to combat counterfeiting, and in 1901 it was also given responsibility to protect the president.
Yeah, that happened to me also. After a few years I noticed that they started putting a clear window over the coins, so I guess they must have gotten a lot of complaints.
Do they accept online degrees? You can do what Dad said to get the actual knowledge, then buy the useless credential.