Article: "Dealer can't get rare coins back"
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Dealer can't get rare coins back
By Staff Reports - Athens Banner-Herald
Published Friday, March 18, 2011
A rare coin dealer clicked on the wrong customer's name, sending a computerized shipment order valued at nearly $38,000 to an Athens man instead of the person in Missouri who bought the coins, Athens-Clarke police said.
The package contained 10,000 silver U.S. dimes and 50 French Napoleanic-era coins, according to police.
The Minnesota coin dealer was unable to speak with the Athens man about the mistake because he didn't return several phone messages, according to police.
The man may face a theft by conversion charge because he signed for the package of coins when he picked them up at a local post office March 8, police said.
The coin dealer filed a complaint with police Wednesday.
Online Athens Link
This should be an interesting story to follow.
I wonder who the Minnesota "Rare Coin" dealer is??
By Staff Reports - Athens Banner-Herald
Published Friday, March 18, 2011
A rare coin dealer clicked on the wrong customer's name, sending a computerized shipment order valued at nearly $38,000 to an Athens man instead of the person in Missouri who bought the coins, Athens-Clarke police said.
The package contained 10,000 silver U.S. dimes and 50 French Napoleanic-era coins, according to police.
The Minnesota coin dealer was unable to speak with the Athens man about the mistake because he didn't return several phone messages, according to police.
The man may face a theft by conversion charge because he signed for the package of coins when he picked them up at a local post office March 8, police said.
The coin dealer filed a complaint with police Wednesday.
Online Athens Link
This should be an interesting story to follow.
I wonder who the Minnesota "Rare Coin" dealer is??
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<< <i>How strange , surely customs paperwork had to be filled out prior to anything shipping ? >>
Customs paperwork is required to ship to Georgia?
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<< <i>How strange , surely customs paperwork had to be filled out prior to anything shipping ? >>
Customs paperwork is required to ship to Georgia?
Ooops , Athens to me says Greece lol , i didn't know there was an Athens Ga
Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
<< <i>Ooops , Athens to me says Greece lol , i didn't know there was an Athens Ga >>
I didn't know that for sure either, but I suspected they didn't have an Athens Banner-Herald anywhere in Greece.
<< <i>It definately ups the odds on getting them back , overseas was a whole different ballgame. >>
I'd think you're right about that. Although it may take some work, if the shipper has the address and the signature of the recipient, it should be at least possible to recover the coins.