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 Rare Stolen Coins The La Plata County Sheriff's Department Durango, Colorado has requested the assistance of NCIC with a case involving the theft of the following three coins. (No other case details available at this time) 1. 1894-San Francisco Barber dime. It had received a grade number of NGC PF63 and had a serial number of 3580552001. Estimated value of $1,225,000.00 2. 1652- Willow Tree 6 Pence. It had received a grade number of PCGS MS64 and had a serial number of 15-64-11163562 Estimated value of $472,000.00 3. 1794- Flowing Hair Dollar. It had received a grade number of PCGS XF45 and had a serial number of 6851-45-08888779. Estimated value of $379,500.00 La Plata County SO Case# S19-06050 Anyone with information immediately contact: Luke Harrington Criminal Investigations Unit La Plata County Sheriff's Office 742 Turner Drive Durango, CO 81303 P:970-382-7044 F:970-247-9602 or Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug @ numismaticcrimes. org "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Wow. I sure wish there was more information available about the actual theft. I have so many questions.  Hope the guilty party is caught, prosecuted and imprisoned. |
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Wow. How could coins of that value go unprotected?
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This is a serious blow to the hobby. Those are all amazing, beautfiul examples. Here's what I want to know. Why steal $2m worth of coins if it would be impossible to sell?
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Here's what I want to know. Why steal $2m worth of coins if it would be impossible to sell? As if all criminals have thought their plan through to the end...  I have a scary answer that I will not post here. Anyone can be reading this. Edited by BigSilver
03/31/2019 09:39 am
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Could be cracked and spent for ice cream
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 With Bud250r . That 94-S dime should have been protected with armed guards .  |
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Aren't there only a handful of such coins even in existence? Yeah I don't see what a normal thief could even do with them. Hopefully they don't toss them away if they can't do anythin with them. I assume there was some kind of coin show going on or something, but they 100% shouldn't be displayed in any way that would allow them to just be grabbed, especially if they are unguarded.
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Posted 03/31/2019 08:35 am
