A Whole Box Of Coins Stolen

Hello everyone. I am new here, but am not exactly new to collecting. I used to do the whole Wheat cent thing with my grandfather and just started collecting some stuff for my son (who is a little over 18 months now).
My mother-in-law found out that I was starting up coin collecting again and discovered that her mother (who just died) had a quite impressive collection that dated back to the 1800s. She didn't exactly know what was in the collection because it was all loose in a box. So, my mother-in-law and her father decided that they wanted to give me the box of unknown coins to keep for my son. What a generous offer!
Anyays, they decided to go on vacation and while they were gone someone broke into the house and not only stole the box but some jewelry as well.
I can only imagine what could have been in this box and the fun my son and I could have had going through it when he gets older. I know there was a handful of silver, but could there have been any gold? <SIGH> If someone out there could grant me one wish, it would be to have 5 minutes alone to the scum that stole what didn't belong to them.

Oh yeah, if anyone runs into a mystery box of coins in Tucson Arizona, be sure to contact me!

Mike