Stolen Coins and Bullion Recovered, contact me if you can identify

ASUtodd · April 13, 2009 11:46PM

On April 13, 2009 members of the Cary Police Department (Cary, N.C.) seized the following items from the hotel room. We are trying to locate any information and/or cases where these items may have been taken from.

1.) Three (3) 100 oz. Silver bars 999 (Fine Silver) Valued at $4,164.00 (S/N: P086787, P199096, and P152378)

2.) Fifty-Five (55) Silver Maple Leaf coins, 1 oz. fine silver. Valued at $801.90

3.) Ten (10) 1 oz. Canada Maple leaf gold coins. Valued at $7,005.00

4.) Ten (10) 1 oz. Krugerrand gold coins. Valued at $6,860.00

5.) Twelve (12) 1 oz. U.S. gold eagle coins. Valued at $8,568.00

6.) Two (2) 1 oz. Chinese Panda gold coins. Valued at $1,442.00

7.) One (1) one oz. gold 999+ fine credit suisse bar. Valued at $700.50

8.) One (1) one-half (1/2) oz. U.S. gold eagle coins. Valued at $357.00

9.) Seven (7) one (1) oz. silver bars 999. Fine silver. Valued at $101.60

The total estimated value is, $30.000.00.

If you have any information on these coins or bullion bars please contact me ASAP. We are trying to locate the owners and where they came from.

gecko109 · April 14, 2009 12:05AM

6.) Two (2) 1 oz. Chinese Panda gold coins. Valued at $1,442.00

I'd like to buy both of them please!

BBQnBLUES · April 14, 2009 1:14AM

WOW ! That's quite a haul for your average burgulary.. Glad the cops caught the crooks..

IloiloKano · April 14, 2009 2:35AM

<< <i>1.) Three (3) 100 oz. Silver bars 999 (Fine Silver) Valued at $4,164.00 >>

Uh, I believe those would be mine. Let me see now. Oh yes, here it is. My silver bars had the following serial numbers: P086787, P199096, and P152378. Would you check to see if the serial numbers match?

Boy oh boy! Will I ever be glad to see those three bars again!

Just kidding.

Good job, and thanks for catching the bad guys.

ASUtodd · April 14, 2009 2:55AM

The lightsiders have already tried to NITPICK the posting with slams of me putting the amounts and serial numbers in the post. There was a reason for that... I just hate posting over there....

IloiloKano · April 14, 2009 3:11AM

My post was not intended to be critical. I apologize for it seeming that it was.

zeebob · April 14, 2009 3:29AM

<< <i>6.) Two (2) 1 oz. Chinese Panda gold coins. Valued at $1,442.00

I'd like to buy both of them please!

>>

I don't get it. Valued at $1,442 for both coins? That's well below melt right? Maybe they meant $1,442 per coin?

zeebob · April 14, 2009 3:35AM

<< <i>On April 13, 2009 members of the Cary Police Department (Cary, N.C.) seized the following items from the hotel room. We are trying to locate any information and/or cases where these items may have been taken from.<snip>... >>

ASUtodd - Thank you for your work on this. The recovery of numismatic items, proper identification and eventual return to the rightful owner seems like an almost impossible chain complete.

Once the dust settles, hopefully you can share the rest of the story with us. "Seized the following items from the hotel room," sounds like the lead in to a rather interesting story of cops and robbers.

From your post, it sounds like you may be one of N.C.'s finest. If so, thank you very much for your contribution to our collective public safety. Law enforcement is a dangerous and I'm guessing most times seems a somewhat thankless calling. Rest assured, there are those of us out here that value your efforts highly!

ASUtodd · April 14, 2009 4:19AM

IloiloKano, that wasn't directed at you, just taking my frustrations out in a post. It makes me chuckle that instead of being constructive about trying to find out where the items came from they want to nitpick about what was posted, how it was posted, and why I'm not doing this or that... In other words, people that have no clue how to do my job are trying to do it.... I know most folks say to grow a thick skin but you would think that in a close knit group like this folks would be appreciative of such a heads up... either way... I'll keep you guys posted on what we find out... Got a good lead from the FBI, according to the Detective in Cary..

ajaan · April 14, 2009 5:00AM

I, for one, commend you Todd for posting this.

olmanjon · April 14, 2009 5:48AM

Todd- I have gone to the light side many times and read the posts. Almost every time I do, I get fed up with all the bickering that tends to go on in that forum. You go to the darkside forum and see very little of this. Can't help but wonder why they tend to be such an unfriendly group.
Olmanjon

grip · April 14, 2009 6:45AM

<< <i>I, for one, commend you Todd for posting this. >>

docday2003 · April 14, 2009 7:34AM

and if they don't find the rightful owners, please enter me in this fabulous giveaway!

coinnuttius · April 14, 2009 8:34AM

I smell a Mastercard commercial...

Total cost if your hoard: $30,000
Cost for a safe deposit box: $100

you line here:

cdmead · April 14, 2009 8:45AM

And I certainly appreciate you posting this. I have advised the higher-ups at the Evil Empire™ so the information can be disseminated to the dealer network.

Unfortunately, I would suspect the goods are the products of several burglaries or trading for drugs.

worldcoinguy · April 14, 2009 10:49AM

Thanks for posting Todd. I dont have anything to contribute, but I just wanted to day that its people like you that make this world a little easier and alot safer to live in.

cinch · April 20, 2009 8:09AM

Did they ever recover Salvatore Princiotta's collection after his murder?

ASUtodd · April 26, 2009 10:06PM

Update, owner was located...

http://www.numismaticcrimes.org/?q=node/88

Stolen Coins and Bullion Recovered, contact me if you can identify

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