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Valued Member
United States
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Long story short. A tourist was in my shop selling me coins late Tuesday, November 8. Early Wednesday a $650+ pcgs Saint G. was missing. I looked everywhere but no luck. The last person I showed it too was this tourist. Because I bought coins from him I had his name/addy, DL number, etc. I phoned a couple of other local shops in the area and explained the situation, still thinking that maybe I was nuts and it will turn up somewhere. But then Friday morning another Orlando area shop called and said Mr. X had been in with my slabbed saint trying to sell it, although they were unable to buy it. My description of the customer and coin were an exact match. At this point there was no doubt whatsoever that the guy had stolen the coin somehow right out from under my nose. I notified the local police dept, filed a report with Mr. X's info and phoned MANY more central FL area dealers. Sure enough early this morning (Saturday) a Sanford, FL dealer and longtime friend called me and said he had an appt with Mr. X in his shop at 10am to look at a pcgs St G. Great! My friend contacted his local PD and my local PD. The Sanford FL police were waiting nearby and once the coin was presented for sale they came into the shop and detained Mr. X. I was already enroute there, just a few minutes away. Once I got there and identified the coin they immediately cuffed him and took a written statement from me, then off he went to the pokey. There was actually another coin of mine that I hadn't even realized was missing. Somehow this character had stolen two coins from right in front of me. And I am NOT new to this business so I watch people pretty closely! Turns out this guy had a warrant in another state AND was on probation for...you guessed it...dealing in stolen property! This is a bad guy and I'm glad that I was able to take part in getting him off the streets. I don't know when I'll get my coins back but at least now they're in a police evidence vault. Also, I should mention that I've set aside the coins that I bought from Mr. X, since they may have been stolen, too.
Today was an awesome example of how we in the hobby can work together with each other and the various law enforcement agencies to stop this from happening. PLEASE. If you own valuable coins, photograph them...scan them or just color copy them if nothing else. Without proper documentation and an easily identifiable coin this guy could have gotten away.
Nick Boyd
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Great Stuff Nick !!!! Such low lifes should be hung upside down by their you know what...[:p] As for your advice, all collectors should take note and keep a digital /scanned record of their collections...   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Way to go!!  The good guys win this time! |
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 United States
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Three Cheers fory you and for the boys in blue. Nice going Nick! Job Well Done  rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Nick
Cool stuff !!!
All I can say is excellent field work on your part !! without your efforts and diligence the guy would have walked !!
I only hope the court system will now do their job, and put this guy away for the probation Violation and the new theft and attempted sale of stolen property !!
Rick
Edited by Metalman
11/12/2005 11:25 pm
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United States
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Nick
Can you post this on WINS or get Susan to.
I think others should see this post as well.
If Susan is to busy,I would be happy to post this for you if you are not a member of WINS
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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WOW, this is one of the few times when slabbed coins with their unique ID numbers come into use!!! :D
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This is really a great story with a great ending. I can't stand a liar or a thief! Now if we still had a REAL judicial system this man would be punished for his crimes but all we have is a legal system, where lawyers and judges make a lot of money, so this poor fellow won't do much suffering and will be back on the streets again soon. But, tradernick I am REALLY glad to see you win this one! This is a good read for a change!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great story with a great moral!! I love happy endings. I'm glad that you guys caught him and I hope he stays behind bars for a really long time.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Good work, Nick! Query: do you have a security camera in your store that might show the technique the thief used to steal the coins?
Fred
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks folks for the kind words. Until this guy has his day in court I've said about as much as I can about this.
Richard I'll see about having this posted on WINS...I may have some free time later today or tonight.
Thanks again guys, I'll keep everyone updated as I can.
Nick
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Originally posted by crystalk64
This is really a great story with a great ending. I can't stand a liar or a thief! Now if we still had a REAL judicial system this man would be punished for his crimes but all we have is a legal system, where lawyers and judges make a lot of money, so this poor fellow won't do much suffering and will be back on the streets again soon. But, tradernick I am REALLY glad to see you win this one! This is a good read for a change!
Great adventure tradernick, and Terry you couldn't be more correct in your beliefs. This is a good example of where the arabs have a great solution for such things. Cutting off of the hand/hands. It sure prevents this from happening again, and deters others who might be so inclined. |
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Old Dan tell your wife to make sure and let us know when that fishing gear will be given,...er...I mean sold! Nothing like a great buy!
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Rest in Peace
United States
2884 Posts |
Great story! Chaulk one up for the good guys! Mike |
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Valued Member
United States
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Fantastic! This is just too good. I've got more respect for a cockroach or a rat than a thief. Justice being what it is these days I'd say they'll not be very hard on him. Please keep us informed.
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Forum Mom
United States
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So glad your story had a happy ending. So many stories like this don't. |
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