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New Member
United States
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Well, it finally happened. I had my home broken in to last weekend. It was most definitely a young intruder as they went for easy things to grab like ipods, play station and some cameras and all the loose change around the house... But they got my "coin collection" as well. Problem #1 is that I only did this as a passing hobby, so everything was stored in things like plastic baggies, film canisters and things like that. Problem #2 is that I did not have a coin collection rider on my insurance policy. I fully understand that there is a snowballs chance that I'll ever be able to identify and claim any of this is actually mine, but if you live in the west side of Cincinnati, the loose change market over here is about to potentially be flooded with about 400 coins of all denominations. Everything from Morgans from the late 1800's, a lot of Eisenhower misstrikes, wheat pennies, Buffalo nickels... you name it. You'll also be privy to a stack of sequential $2 bills from 1933 that were in near mint condition. The $2 bills were being spent already at a local quickie mart, (and the store taped over the security tape) so I've pretty much abandoned all hope that the change will be taken to a dealer and more than likely is going to be going in to soda machines. Like I said above, I'm pretty sure this stuff is going to be, or is already spent, and there is no way I'll be able to identify any of it and claim it as mine. So my gift to the coin collecting community here in Southwest Ohio, is my "collection". Happy hunting everyone. But if you happen to find any Morgans in your cash drawers, please think of me and send me a PM so I can purchase it off of you just in case. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 That is very heartbreaking and I'm sorry to hear that. I lost a major part of my coin collection to a robbery at my house in 2006. Long story, but robbers were captured and I did get back about 5% of what was stolen. Bulk of it landed in CoinStar machines divided among local grocery stores. Two years later, I still am working on just replacing what was lost. I had a really outstanding currency collection going back to the 1920s, about $2250 face and got none of it back. I hope you can recover some of it. Two of the robbers from my situation are now in prison, so sometimes justice can be served. |
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New Member
 United States
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I was able to buy back 2 of the $2 bills, but they weren't the 1933's, they were some of the more well worn 1976's which I saved because of my birth year.
Despite taping over the tape, the store clerk remembered the customer was pretty young (late teens early 20's) so it struck him as odd that such a young person was using a $2 bill. Sigh... Anyway, I want to go vomit again.
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New Member
United States
9 Posts |
And thank you for the welcome. :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the forum. So sorry to hear of your loss..  and hope you find them!! |
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Moderator
 United States
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to the forum. I wish your first post could have been for a better reason.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1231 Posts |
Sorry to hear about what happened to you.
As for not having a rider on your home owners insurance policy, there still should be an amount you can file for usually it is $500. You might want to check into it. I know it doesn't doesn't help what happened, but at least you can somewhat start your collection again.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Geez, man...It makes me sick to hear this kind of stuff. I hope you have at least some success in recovering your lost coins. |
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Valued Member
United States
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And also sorry to here the bad news. I'm in Florida so can't help much here but I do know about being broken into...No fun at all!. It's a shame that the laws are not tough enough to stop this (a finger or two might prevent a second offense) Anyway, Good Luck and I hope they find them for you....You Never Know. |
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New Member
United States
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Well, all told we're looking at about $15,000 worth of stolen property which should mean a bit of time for them if they're caught - regardless of a first offense or not.
I just get sick to my stomach thinking the coins are in parking meters, soda machines and coin stars...
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Valued Member
United States
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I hate to hear of your loss. It really gets on this country boy when I hear of the selfishness and stupidity of some people's children. I agree with flyagi that harsher punishments would directly affect the number of these crimes!
God Bless
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New Member
United States
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Your avatar makes me want to cry.
Kidding of course, but I had a few of the Buffalo's.
Seriously, if anything just learn from my loss. I built most of the wooden furniture in the house (tables, cabinets and such) and built a secret compartment in each of them. I should have had the collection in those... Or in a safe... Or even a safe deposit box.
Either way, just don't end up like me.
My humor and outlook on life is at least getting me through this... I figured everyone in this part of the state would appreciate the scavenger hunt digging through their change.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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photojojo,
VERY sorry to hear of your loss; a shame that your first post here is on such a sad note.
I live just outside of Lexington (90 miles south of Cincy) and am constantly going through large amounts of change; I will lookout for odd items.
When did the theft occur? I ask because I did pick up at a bank in Lexington a red seal 1963 $2 bill, but it was a couple of weeks back.
Good luck; hopefully something good will happen and you will manage to get back even a small amount of what you lost.
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New Member
United States
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You got my hopes up. :)
It happened Saturday, September 27th.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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WELCOME TO THE FORUM.
This is really a bad thing to have to hear. Unfortunately it is happening more and more and more. And for almost sure those are gone forever. We've had two home robberies on the block I live not long ago. In one instance they took everything in the house including a safe bolted to the floor. I know this is no consulation but sort of be happy no one in your family was there at the time. Many criminals would think nothing of shooting you for a few dollars. Some criminals get mad when they don't find a lot of money and smash everything in the place. Another thing is that most of these idiots will spend a coin collection as if it was just coins.
In the Chicago area there are so many homes robbed they don't even make the news anymore. No room due to all the killings lately.
All the suburbs the same lately. The slow economy forces the situation and when some are out of work, they'll do anything for money.
Hope you are willing to start over again.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry to hear the news.
Hopefully, they will have 10 to 20 years to think about what they did.
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Posted 10/03/2008 1:41 pm
