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 Numismatic Crime Information Center - A dealer, who had left the recent Long Beach Show, was the victim of a vehicle burglary when he stopped in a residential area in San Diego and left his vehicle unattended in a driveway for approximately 10-15 minutes. Approximately $40,000 in slabbed coins was taken. Partial List of Stolen Coins1877 quarter PCGS 64 1861-O half PCGS cleaned UNC Details 1869 half PCGS Proof 64 1938-D half PCGS 64 1799 dollar PCGS 25 1877-S Trade dollar NGC 62 1894 dollar PCGS 35 1900-S dollar PCGS 64 1928 dollar PCGS 63 1914 quarter eagle PCGS 62 1927 quarter eagle PCGS 63 1908 with Motto eagle PCGS 61 plus 100 other slabs. Anyone with information contact: Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug @ numismaticcrimes. org
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Any documentary on the ID #'s of these?
PCGS should add a GPS tracking device for all coins over $10,000.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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PCGS should add a GPS tracking device for all coins over $10,000. How do you power it? Do you have to have it reslabbed everytime the power supply runs out? I guess you could set it up with an induction recharging system. In effect a slab with a small cell phone attached to it constantly broadcasting it's location.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Maybe RFID. Wouldn't be a low-jack-type thing but it could become mainstream where dealers and pawn shops and the like could scan a slab for RFID to check for reports of theft.
Of course that wouldn't stop a thief from cracking the slab.
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United States
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They can already look up the serial number. Same limitation, crack it out, no more number to reference.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I suppose you're right. But RFID would still allow "tagging" when in proximity to RFID readers.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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why couldn`t PCGS just put some kind of notation so when you verify the serial number it says if it`s a stolen coin or not. all that is needed for that is for the coin to be reported stolen to PCGS by an authority.
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09/14/2016 10:50 pm
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I suppose you're right. But RFID would still allow "tagging" when in proximity to RFID readers. The proximity is quite confined, so I do not see any real advantage when considering the additional cost.
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Pillar of the Community
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How do you power it? Solar power. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And see, you wouldn't be cracking out $10,000 coins that are in slabs in the first place. They could make it so that $10,000+ coins are slabbed in some extremely hard, unbreakable plastic or bullet proof glass of some sorts. Maybe they make it so that only PCGS can remove the coin from the slab, and if you had a reason to remove it, you could ship it to them (either you pay shipping or they do it) and they will remove it for you without a cost.
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If PCGS can open it, anyone can open it. Locks only slow people down, none are perfect. But back to the RFID idea... Imagine having a sensor in the car that would trigger if the tag(s) moved out of the zone. Perhaps notifying an app or setting off a secondary alarm (you know, since the primary car alarm has been disabled by the thief). Just thinking. Feel free to find holes in the idea.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I almost hate to say this, but just what is stopping some of these solo dealers from taking another person to a show just for additional security?
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United States
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Time is money, so probably the pay that other person would like to get.
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Forum Dad
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If PCGS can open it, anyone can open it. Locks only slow people down, none are perfect. My Dad told me when I was little "Locks only keep honest people honest."
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That is the truth.  Locks only change the cost of entry. Costs are justified when the reward on the other side is high enough. The hypothetical $10,000 coin might just be worth the effort.  |
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Posted 09/14/2016 2:50 pm
