Home Invasion Story

My home was burglarized by a couple of white guys a few years back. Very sad. They should be shipped off to an island, or maybe europe, where they came from.

One of the reasons why he is getting out of the business now is because in the earlier version of the news article that was published on this robbery the press kept insisting on publishing HIS FULL ADDRESS! how much his coins were worth, and that he operated his business from his home. I can understand why they haven't gone back to stay in the house.

That is very sad and troubling. I wish he could find another way other than selling his collection. I'm sure he has his rightful reasons however. I hate to hear about such things happening to good people.

Obviously this issue is of great concern to all of us. While visiting family I stopped by "Chet's Coins" near Akron, Ohio in late November and purchased a few pieces. 3 weeks later I saw in my regular "Google Alert" for rare coins that thiefs had stolen 750k worth of stock by breaking through the wall of that same shop. Police later recovered the inventory but in most cases that probably wouldn't have been the case given the anonymity of such crimes.
I suppose once a collection reaches a certain value the costs of a safe-deposit box are justified. Insurance also seems warranted, especially for 6 and 7 figure collections.
However, the thought of turning over an inventory of my collection to insurance agents (or government officials) is disturbing to me, since it is essentially a surrender of the personal privacy inherent our collections. The modern age forces us to disclose so much information about our sources of wealth and investments (to say nothing of our credit histories, medical histories, employment histories et al), I am thankful that coin collecting is one arena where our activities can be kept to ourselves, as Jefferson and Locke intended.
One final note about keeping our collections safe: if I was a homeowner (I am not) with a large, priceless collection, I would consider the use of subterfuge in storing my coins. This should include any and all of the following: hidden rooms, fake walls, swivel-bookcases, and the like. Or just a good, solid safe behind a portrait, if that isn't too much of a cliché.

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I wasn't home at the time of my breakin. Part of me wishes I was though

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Im sorry to hear about it GO. Did they take your coins?

First off I feel sorry for this guy and his wife .I also wonder if he will really get rid of everything ?As a ex police officer my advice is loss prevention,security,firearms,a good plan if something dose happen .Also don't put all your eggs in one basket .

Seeking No more crime (LOL)

Rainman

The scariest thing about a situation like this is the fact there really is nothing any of us can do to ensure it doesn't happen, and the fact that there are people out there that will do things like this.

Actually, there is a company called Data Dots. Many new cars have these microscopic dots on various parts of the the car, so that if it were ever stolen and broken up for parts, they could track it. The dots are too small for crooks to see and they'd have to know exactly where to look. You can buy these dots for any of your presonaly belongings, such as TV, DVD player, stereo system, computer, etc. You then make a drawing on paper for yourself where you put the dots on each device and stick it somewhere safe.

Obviously, you can't put these dots right on coins. But you could put them on your Whitman?Dansco albums, proof set/mint set covers, etc. If anything gets recovered from a robbery (a big IF), you can prove it is yours by the data dots.