STOLEN COINS: Attention New England/New York Dealers

VTCoins · September 8, 2005 7:15AM

We had a large collection of coins, bullion and jewelry stolen from one of our consignment shops last night (September 7, 2005) in Quechee, VT.

Please click here for a complete list

Some of the stolen Highlights (or lowlights):

CERTIFIED COINS
1909 VDB NGC MS63RD Lincoln Cent
1943 S PCGS MS65 Lincoln Cent
1952 D ICG MS67RD Lincoln Cent
1960 Small Date ICG PR68RD Lincoln Cent
1865 PCGS MS62BN Two cent piece
1852 PCGS MS62BN 3 cent silver
1860 PCI EF45 Copper Nickel
1964 ICG MS66 Jefferson Nickel
1996 S NGC PF69ULTCAM Jefferson Nickel
1961 ICG MS66 Roosevelt Dime
1968 PCGS MS66 Roosevelt Dime
1979 S Type 1 ICG PR70DCAM Roosevelt Dime
1992 S PCGS PR69DCAM Roosevelt Dime
1999 S Silver NGC PF69ULTCAM Roosevelt Dime
1954 S NGC MS66W Washington Quarter
1958 PCGS MS65 Washington Quarter
1969 D ICG MS66 Washington Quarter
1971 PCGS MS65 Washington Quarter
1976 S Silver ICG PR69DCAM Washington Quarter
1979 S Type 2 ICG PR69DCAM Washington Quarter
1993 S PCGS PR69DCAM Washington Quarter
1996 D PCGS MS66 Washington Quarter
2000 D Maryland PCGS MS66 Washington Quarter
2000 D South Carolina PCGS MS66 Washington Quarter
2000 P South Carolina PCGS MS66 Washington Quarter
1878 S PCGS MS63 Morgan Dollar
1879 S ICG MS65 Morgan Dollar
1879 S PCI MS64 Morgan Dollar
1881 S PCGS MS63 Morgan Dollar
1884 O PCGS MS63 Morgan Dollar
1885 O PCGS MS64 Morgan Dollar
1886 ICG MS64 Morgan Dollar
1888S NGC MS65 Morgan Dollar
1889 ANACS MS64 Morgan Dollar
1900 O PCI EF45 Morgan Dollar
1923 PCGS MS63 Peace Dollar
1923 NGC MS64 Peace Dollar
1979S Type 2 ICG PR69DCAM SBA Dollar

Gold Coins

1904 S $20 Liberty
1906 P Australian Gold sovereign - Perth mint
1831 British gold sovereign
1894 British gold sovereign
1903 P Australian Gold sovereign - Melbourne mint
1986 3 coin proof Liberty set
1987 2 coin proof constitution
1986 $50 Gold eagle proof
1984 Canadian $100 proof gold
1985 Canadian $100 proof gold

Also, a serious pile of jewelry (diamonds, a 23 gram 18K bracelet, a 57 gram 18K bracelet, etc.) and some great raw coins (1877 IHC, 1914-D Lincoln Cent, 1895-O Morgan, etc.).

The total retail value was $25,000+.

As many of you know, I am relatively new to the business (six years full time), I am not a wannabe (I'm in this for life) and this is a terrible hit for me.

If anyone has any email addresses of dealers in New England/New York area that do not participate on the list, I would appreciate having them PM'd to me. Any help to get the word out is greatly appreciated.

chabot510 · September 8, 2005 7:26AM

I will keep my eyes open. You have cert #;s?

kranky · September 8, 2005 7:31AM

That's terrible news, Tim. I sincerely hope you get your stuff back. Best of luck spreading the word around. Maybe contact Richard Nachbar (coinexpert.com) who is near Buffalo. I remember that he passed out flyers at a Baltimore show trying to find the owner of a collection that someone brought to his shop to sell and he had a suspicion they were stolen (the seller dropped them off for an offer but didn't return). That really impressed me that he'd go to the effort of passing flyers around.

Purple73 · September 8, 2005 7:37AM

Man ........Now that sucks!

PURPLE!

netrubicon · September 8, 2005 8:15AM

That really sucks. Keep checking Ebay and if you have cert #s, post them here. If you can find just one item, maybe you can track down the slimeball and put his a++ in jail cause thats what someone like that deserves. Do you have any type of insurance that covers any of your inventory? You should be able to write these items off as a business loss. Talk to a CPA. Sorry to hear about this.

coinguy1 · September 8, 2005 8:19AM

Sorry to hear about the robbery Tim - hopefully you were insured.

If you haven't yet done so, you might might contact the PNG (760) 728-1300 and the Certified Coin Exchange (800-733-6623)

Each should/might be able to notify their participating dealer networks and spread the word.

nesvt · September 8, 2005 8:50AM

That sucks Tim. Good luck with your recovery efforts. You know I'm in the area. I'll send you a PM with the places I shop in VT, and I'll keep my eyes open.

777 · September 8, 2005 8:55AM

T. Puro; Sorry to hear about your loss; I will keep my eyes open and watch all the various auction sights, Your coins very well might turn up in the future at auctions... Good Luck and I hope we can help you to find them...

VTCoins · September 8, 2005 9:12AM

Thank you to everyone for the encouragement and advice.

We were unable to get insurance for our material at the consignment shop. I don't know of anyone that has insurance there. It is one of largest and best known here in New England. The scumbag who robbed us broke into the shop, hit only two booths and was out of there in less than five minutes. The other dealer took a $35,000 hit.

I'm going to see if I can come up with some of the cert #s. I may only be able to figure out a few of them. I'll post them when I get them.

If the jerk who stole these items doesn't take the coins out of the 2x2s, or take the stickers off the slabs and jewelry, all of the coins will have our dealer number (569) listed.

I'll be sending emails out tonight, so if anyone has any email addresses of NE/NY dealers, I would appreciate it.

streeter · September 8, 2005 9:17AM

My gut feeling is that the thief already had these fenced or it was a contract hit. In any event, the brains behind the operation is going to have to slip up for you to get these back. You'll want to be careful as somebody with smarts has these coins right now. Let's hope they do a slip up.

BigE2 · September 8, 2005 9:20AM

That really sucks, Tim. Someone else mentioned it , but I'd think it'd be a great idea to copy the list (I realize it's huge, I'm still printing) and distribute it at the Albany show as well as any others (New Haven?) I know I'll be looking out for anything suspicious. Best of luck!

mrearlygold · September 8, 2005 9:25AM

Sorry to hear about it Tim.

Why can't dealers get insurance at that place?

Tom

mirabela · September 8, 2005 9:56AM

That's horrible, Tim. There are a slew of dealers in the greater Boston area; a good many of them are in the PCGS dealer guide. Not all, but a lot. You might be able to get something to the folks who organize the Nashua & Westford shows, among others. Good luck -- that's a big hit.

VTCoins · September 8, 2005 11:03AM

When I called a few years ago, they would not insure the consignment shop because the locks and cases were not secure enough.

If anyone would like an Excel file of the inventory, I am happy to email a copy to you.

Thanks again!

MMB · September 9, 2005 12:37AM

Tim, I sent your Coin List out on the Dealer network, Certified Coin Exchange(CCE)/FACTS this AM.
Hope this turn up something. We have many Dealer Members in the New England Area.

Mike

lathmach · September 9, 2005 2:03AM

Keep your eye on Ebay.
There's a chance something will show up there.

Ray

Shamika · September 9, 2005 3:19AM

Man, that sux!

VTCoins · September 9, 2005 5:46AM

Mike from CCE,

Thank you for sending out the list. I had planned on contacting you today.

I am diligently working on getting the coins back.

earlycoins1com · September 9, 2005 8:39AM

Hi Tim:

Sorry to hear about that. I copied your list and included your link to the full list and emailed it to about 20-25 New England/New York area coin dealers.

Rgds,
Dave Wnuck
Coin Rarities LLC
Wallingford, CT
www.earlycoins.com

VTCoins · September 9, 2005 12:38PM

Thanks Dave!

Everyone has been a great help.

STOLEN COINS: Attention New England/New York Dealers

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