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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 1982, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS) 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.
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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
