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Stolen coin alert---1931-D Saint Gaudens $20

CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,996 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 30, 2017 7:17AM in U.S. Coin Forum

The Royal Museum in Sweden was robbed. The most identifiable U.S. coin was a 1931-D $20. It may show up in this country.

Anyone with information contact:
Jan-Åke Törnhage
Inspector
Police Region Stockholm
Division of Investigation

Phone: +46 10 563 33 27
Mobile: +46708 95 17 27
jan-ake.tornhage@polisen.se
or
Doug Davis
817-723-7231
Doug@numismaticcrimes.org

Edited to correct email address

Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.

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    carabonnaircarabonnair Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's too bad!

    correct domain for the Swedish Police is polisen.se

    Gawain

    Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,996 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for the correction to the cut and paste.

    Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow...low mintage...wonder what grade/condition....High value coin, likely will be sold quietly. Cheers, RickO

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 33,059 ✭✭✭✭✭

    will keep an open eye just in case

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    RogerBRogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "The maximum number of 1931-D double eagles distributed was 540 coins of which it is estimated that just 125 remain."

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    WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,399 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 30, 2017 7:45AM

    Is the coin part of this theft?

    Theft at the Stockholm Royal Coin Cabinet

    April 27, 2017 – Every museum curator’s nightmare has come true in Sweden. An stocktaking at the Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm has shown that at least 1200 objects have been stolen. And the perpetrator is no stranger. He is a former employee, who is now being put on trial.

    http://www.coinsweekly.com/en/News/Theft-at-the-Stockholm-Royal-Coin-Cabinet-/4?&id=4663

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    logger7logger7 Posts: 9,709 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A lot of stolen stuff just has nowhere to hide, especially large items like vehicles, how do you fence something that is high on the radar in the internet age?

    It looks like a rare Colonial is added to the list of lost/stolen items:


    http://files.constantcontact.com/f0e00abc001/99ba519b-23bf-4797-9e6a-a2bc35ac50d9.jpg

    From Doug Davis: Colonial Missing/Stolen

    A 1788 Massachusetts Colonial Ryder 12-H variety has been reported missing/stolen. The coin was shipped via Ebay's international shipping program and cleared New York customs.

    I had a group of five coins worth about $900 go missing a few months ago, including a MA Colonial and finally got contacts from a postal inspector who sent out a broadcast to pawn shops and coin dealers.

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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,753 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It seems like it never ends...........................................

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
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    CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great....another European $20 hitting the market.

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    MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,736 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a real gem in the B&W photo being distributed.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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    cnncoinscnncoins Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭

    Andy,

    Where can you find the photo of the coin? Did I miss it?

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    goldengolden Posts: 10,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Was he an ex-ANA employee? Is he moving up the ladder?

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