Stolen coins- be on the lookout

Byers

An Express Mail package was sent from the Las Vegas, NV Post Office to Torrance, CA on Saturday Jan 18th, 2025.

It arrived tampered and without the coins:

1972 S MATED PAIR 1C/10C NGC cert# 2138068-(001-002)

1972 PROOF THREE-COIN MATED PAIR PF 65 NGC cert# 6329750-(005-007)

If anyone has any information, please contact:

Mike Byers
714-914-6415
mike@mikebyers.com

Thank you

Rampage

I am sorry to see this, Mike. Those are wonderful sets. I hope they turn up.

Torey

How disappointing Mike, Eyes will be open.

IkesT

Shocking; I hope they are recovered!

vplite99

Hopefully easy to ID.

Dug13

Must be getting worse, a couple of other forums also reported postal thefts this week. New Jersey and Memphis.

PeakRarities

Of all the potential coins to target for theft, they chose these? Some if thr MOST unique and recognizable coins im the entire marketplace? Something doesn’t add up here, it’s not even like they were being delivered to “PCGS” or “Heritage Auctions” , where the label indicates the nature of the contents.

Nor was it a sizable chunk of gold that would easily register on a metal detector …. I don”t really want to be the one to say it out loud, but the implications are worrisome. It’s hard to believe that something like this was carried out without a buyer or fence already lined up to flip it quickly.

davewesen

wow, those errors are unique and will 'eventually' be found. So sad.

Torey

@PeakRarities said:
Of all the potential coins to target for theft, they chose these? Some if thr MOST unique and recognizable coins im the entire marketplace? Something doesn’t add up here, it’s not even like they were being delivered to “PCGS” or “Heritage Auctions” , where the label indicates the nature of the contents.

Nor was it a sizable chunk of gold that would easily register on a metal detector …. I don”t really want to be the one to say it out loud, but the implications are worrisome. It’s hard to believe that something like this was carried out without a buyer or fence already lined up to flip it quickly.

I received 3 slashed boxes in the mail this month, 2 different senders but all in the same week. All 3 had an identical 4-5" cut in the side. Someone's being very bold.

winesteven

@Dug13 said:
Must be getting worse, a couple of other forums also reported postal thief's this week. New Jersey and Memphis.

Yes, Gerry Fortin mentioned in his blog today that the box was cut out from the padded envelope yesterday at a Memphis post office servicing the collector who was to receive that coin! Ugh!!!!

Steve