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Pillar of the Community
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I'm inclined to agree with funny money...and I wondered what else they stole.
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I am not saying it can't happen to me, I'm just saying it won't happen because I failed to try and prevent it is all. This is important.  While you cannot make guarantees, I feel it helps knowing you did what you could to prevent a bad situation. |
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Last week my insurance agent told me that my homeowner's policy will not cover coin collections, only up to $100 in cash. I could get an expensive rider after a professional appraisal. Check with Hugh Wood. They offer insurance for collectors and they are the firm of choice by the ANA. Their rates tend to be much lower than the typical homeowners policy rider and from what I understand they don't require a detailed appraisal. But they do require itemized listings of all pieces worth over I believe $10,000. Edited by Conder101
02/29/2012 1:09 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm sorry to hear that. I keep the majority of my coins in a SDB. 6 years now, never had a problem. I do keep those I sell in a location of the house thats very secret. I also have a .45 auto ready to go. My buddy is an LAPD detective. He once told me if you fly an American flag outside your home, most suspects he arrests, tell him they stay away from those homes because most are gun owners.
Same thing my friend in Seattle said when we lived there. He is an officer with the Seattle PD. After looking down our street, I know which homes have gun owners and every single one of them are flying the Red, White and Blue. Now if I could just get rid of the crack house across the street, I would be good to go. And always have a handgun hidden next to the safe(On the outside), locked and cocked just in case..... |
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If the collection was of circulating coins, call Coinstar NOW. They may be able to check the bags and return the coins. Just last month up here in Oregon some jerk son stole his father's collection and dumped it in Coinstar and the coins were recovered.
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United States
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Sorry to hear that  to ccf Edited by f16
03/02/2012 7:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Besides the coin shops in the area, notify the pawn shops. Its surprising the number of thieves that have been nabbed this way. There are times when the coin shops have been notified after the thief has pawned stuff, but many times they return for a repeat sale and that's when they get snared.
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United States
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Sad to hear. I have a suspicious mind that always wants to find an obvious answer. If your house has been safe for 30 years and suddenly its robbed, Id make an exact list of who recently has been there, maybe someone found out your father had a coin collection, maybe a friend casually mentioned it to someone else or in mixed company not even thinking he was doing anything wrong. Sounds pretty suspicious to me. I dont like to believe in random crime. (I know it happens I just hate to believe it)
A good German Shepard and great neighbors who you trust are the only things that will watch your house when you are gone.
One thing I really want to do, but have been too lazy thus far, is too buy one of those 4-camera security systems from Costco(or any store). It comes with four night-vision cameras and a receiver/box with a hard-drive to record the video. You can connect the box to your home internet network and check the live cameras from any computer when your away from home. They even have systems with wireless cameras(more expensive) You could also keep an eye on what the kids or dogs are doing while your away...
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry to hear about your father's coins being stolen. Like others have said, it doesn't sound like a random crime, especially if nothing else was taken. And if he had any rare coins, you'll want to post them around to see if any turn up, especially to the ANA and PNG. It could help catch the thieves. http://www.pngdealers.com/And check local pawn shops. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh rats, another thief story. I'm sorry to hear about your Dad's collection. Someone coming into your house and taking things is such an incredible feeling of violation. I hope he can recover what was stolen.
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Rest in Peace
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A good German Shepard and great neighbors who you trust are the only things that will watch your house when you are gone. My neighbor has a nice big dog. I tip him a bag of good dog food occasionally. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I bought a Fort Knox safe back in the 90's because I was getting paranoid about the possibility of my guns getting stolen. My house was broken into the next week. My guns were fine and my wife never again complained about the cost of the safe. The dang thing weighs over a thousand pounds so I never bothered bolting it down.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry to hear about your loss. Did they get any fingerprints or footprints?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is a horrible blow. :-(
At the very least, a safe is a must. If you're an avid collector, it'll only cost a fraction of the worth of your collection and make it vastly more difficult to abscond with.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Feb 24th 1994. The first time my house was robbed/emptied. Worst feeling in the world.
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