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A burglar stole nearly $500,000 in gold coins and silver certificates from the home of a coin collector in Danville.
The thief used a crow bar or other tool to break into a side door of the elderly collector's house between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, said Danville Police Sgt. Aaron Kirby.
The intruder then found the combination to a safe written on a ledger and opened the safe.
Stolen were 60 to 80 rare gold coins and about 240 coins of lesser value. The burglar also took silver certificates, which were U.S. currency used near the turn of the 20th century and could be redeemed for silver.
The victim asked police not to disclose his name because he did not want to be a target of more burglary attempts.
The thief used a crow bar or other tool to break into a side door of the elderly collector's house between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, said Danville Police Sgt. Aaron Kirby.
The intruder then found the combination to a safe written on a ledger and opened the safe.
Stolen were 60 to 80 rare gold coins and about 240 coins of lesser value. The burglar also took silver certificates, which were U.S. currency used near the turn of the 20th century and could be redeemed for silver.
The victim asked police not to disclose his name because he did not want to be a target of more burglary attempts.
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Russ, NCNE
Sometimes, I may forget something and I go through the pain of resetting, but overall, it is a better practice.
Though, I think, as I age, I will put the combinations and (some) passwords in a list in the Safe Deposit Box.
That's also where I put coins and such....anything worth more than $100 or so. Passports and other paperwork is in the safe since I don't want to find out I need to get to a bank on a Sunday (can't do it here).
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
in there, even I can never find anything.
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<< <i>I don't have passwords or combinations to anything written down.
Sometimes, I may forget something and I go through the pain of resetting, but overall, it is a better practice. >>
If its locked and you forget the combination, you can't reset it. You'll need a locksmith to drill out the safe to open it with the safe being destroyed in the process.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
now that you told us, we all know to look there
There was another movie where the safe cracker was challenged by the other cons to open the safe they were robbing in less than 5 minutes. The safe cracker opened it in 15 seconds...They were all amazed and asked how he did that, he told them, the combo to the safe was written on a post-it-note stuck to the side of the safe.
In most cases, locks are made for honest people, but I still keep my fire box bolted to the floor.
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