And Another Numismatic-Related Theft in FL Today....
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Thieves Steal Gold Bar Worth $550,000
Posted: 6:26 pm EDT August 19, 2010
Updated: 6:27 pm EDT August 19, 2010
KEY WEST, Fla. -- They may not be Thomas Crown or Danny Ocean, but two thieves reportedly made off with a gold bar worth about $550,000 from a Key West museum.
Police and the FBI are working to identify the two suspects, who stole a historic gold bar this week from the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum.
The 74.85-ounce bar had been on display at the museum for more than 20 years. It was locked in a see-through case that allowed visitors to touch and lift it, while keeping it secure.
Security footage shows the suspects breaking into the case at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after the museum closed for the night.
The bar was found in 1980 at the Santa Margarita shipwreck off the Florida Keys.
Posted: 6:26 pm EDT August 19, 2010
Updated: 6:27 pm EDT August 19, 2010
KEY WEST, Fla. -- They may not be Thomas Crown or Danny Ocean, but two thieves reportedly made off with a gold bar worth about $550,000 from a Key West museum.
Police and the FBI are working to identify the two suspects, who stole a historic gold bar this week from the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum.
The 74.85-ounce bar had been on display at the museum for more than 20 years. It was locked in a see-through case that allowed visitors to touch and lift it, while keeping it secure.
Security footage shows the suspects breaking into the case at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after the museum closed for the night.
The bar was found in 1980 at the Santa Margarita shipwreck off the Florida Keys.
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If the bar was stolen at 5:15 pm, it was at a smelters shop in Miami by 9:00 pm What a shame that it is in all probability lost forever.
front door complaining about how much a coke and chips cost. I told my wife after we left that the security was a joke.
<< <i>I was there Wednesday morning and held the gold bar. It was stolen that afternoon. The female security guard was standing by the
front door complaining about how much a coke and chips cost. I told my wife after we left that the security was a joke. >>
Okay, so we have some suspects!