Thieves Make Off With $200,000 In Coins

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bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24154 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 10:08 am Thieves make off with $200,000 in Coins BENBROOK (CBS 11 News) More than $200,000 in rare coins was gone in a flash. The coin heist happened in the middle of the night at a business in the 8000 block of Camp Bowie West in Benbrook. "They were $1,000 - $3,000 a piece," said Ron Swiney, the coin seller. "They knew exactly what they were looking for I think." Police say the thieves came in through the ceiling, drilling through rebar and 8 inches of concrete into the vault. "Then they got in there drilling a hole through the top of the safe with a rotor hammer drill," Swiney said. "I think it probably took about three or four hours to drill that hole out of there." The thieves appeared to be in quite a frenzy. Any coins dropped were left behind. "They missed this one," Swiney said, holding a coin worth $35,000. "It's the rarest coin of the Morgan dollars, and it's not in very good shape." His only insurance was a surveillance camera. But the thieves cut it. "I figured sooner or later it would happen. Been lucky for 6 and a half years basically," said Swiney. Read Full Story All Recent News Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff

Eagles700LvL Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 3:52 pm Sounds like an inside job, they seem to know he only had a surveiilance camera. With an inventory of over 200,000 dollars you would think you'd take more precautions then just a camera and safe. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 6:03 pm The skeptic I am, I wonder what the insured value was versus the actual value? Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19947 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 10:14 pm I hope they get caught! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 11:42 pm I agree, it seems to be an inside job. If it were an inside job, I'm sure the police already have suspects. Report this Post to the Staff
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