Major Chilean Coin Collection Stolen

Numismaticcrimeinfo · February 2, 2013 12:35AM

Santiago Chile authorities are investigating the theft of a major Chilean coin collection valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The collection included a complete 8 Reales series of Santiago which includes a Pillar dollar and a 8 Reales CIII type, in addition to all the dates for Charles IV and Ferdinand VII in all varieties, a series that includes 70 different pieces. Also taken were approximately 20 Chile Independent coins and several hundred colonial coins, republican, 200 pattern pieces and hundreds of error coins (approx 400). Coins from Peru, Mexico and Potsi, including a collection of approximately 300 silver cobs. Thousands of coins were taken in this offense.

A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrests of the suspects.

Anyone with information should contact :

Doug Davis
817-723-7231
Doug@numismaticcrimes.org

Jinx86 · February 2, 2013 6:10AM

Sounds massive, was it a museum?

MrEureka · February 2, 2013 11:32AM

Sounds massive, was it a museum?

Private collection. A nightmare.

WillieBoyd2 · February 2, 2013 11:38AM

Chilean newspaper article in Spanish:

http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/2013/01/31/581899/roban-a-particular-que-tenia-coleccion-de-monedas-avaluada-en-300-millones.html

According to the article, the police think that the robbers were familiar with the house.

pruebas · February 3, 2013 4:24AM

There was a major Mexican collection stolen in Mexico City last autumn. The way I heard it was the collector was offered a gold coin and went to compare the offered coin to the one in his collection, only to discover the collection missing. The theft was apparently facilitated by an employee of the collector.

The collector is a brilliant, wealthy individual, who has been collecting for decades. Why the collection was stored in his home is a mystery.

Major Chilean Coin Collection Stolen

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