onecoinpony

He is a very nice man, and I was sickened to learn his insurance will not cover the theft. Because he was not in the car at the time of the heist.

900fine

Yes, it is sad, and my heart goes out to the gent.

Often, coin insurance policies specifically exclude abandonment; if one walks away from them, even in a locked car or hotel room, you're not covered.

The exception is inside one's home. If properly secured (deadbolts + safes), you're covered.

illini420

most policies don't even require them to be in a safe when at home, but I know of no policy that covers coins left in an unattended vehicle. sad story in any event though as Julian is one of the good guys and was just named ANA Dealer of the Year too.

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majorbigtime

The reward is now $ 167,000. This is an amazing outpouring of support for one of the hobby's foremost dealers who is a true gentleman and a legend in his own time. I am proud to be amongst the contributors to the reward fund!

I would love to write the check upon arrest and conviction of the perps!

BNB Analytics

Very sad the more I think about it.. I hope he gets his coins back!

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majorbigtime

Recently, Julian reports on status:


Nothing yet, but I have been getting many calls of support from lots and lots of people.

The police do have some leads, so I will continue with my prayers, as well.

I have also received several calls from people that are seeing unusual coins in unusual places, but no hits yet. I just hope that the inventory is still intact and in the US.

I cannot express properly my appreciation to all of the well wishers. Many, Many, Many thanx.

If you see anything unusual, Please contact me.

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coinman0456

I know everyone is quite interested in this . But it really is a detriment to the investigation and anticipated capture of these culprit's. Just keep a watchful eye and report anything of value directly to the authorities. To do so here, may only assist the thieves in alluding capture.

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majorbigtime

My recent post is merely a repeat of Julian's public statement on another forum. He is aware that I started this thread here with a link to his plea for help on the other forum.

illini420

Good news just posted by Julian over on the Collector's Universe Forum:




"As most of you know, my car was broken into during my return from a show last month.
I received many phone calls about the missing coins, but nothing matched.

On Oct. 29, I received a call from an eastern dealer who does not want to be named at this time. He was being offered some coins and asked me about them. After he had mentioned three coins, I was virtually certain that these were, indeed, the stolen inventory.

I then called the police detective that had been working on the case and gave him the information. By late that afternoon, he had set up, in conjunction with the FBI and another agency, a meeting for the next morning to view the coins.

Early Oct. 30, my son, Sam, and I drove to meet with the assembled law enforcement officers. The original plan was abandoned and the eight officers then went to the place that the coins were supposed to be, while Sam and I waited to be called to identify the items.

After nearly an hour, I was called and eventually told that it really wasn’t necessary for me to identify the coins, as my name was all over them. A few minutes later, I went and saw the coins, which were all mixed up, but very few had been removed from the 2 X 2’s and I don’t think that any had been broken out of their encapsulation, either.

The following Tuesday, I went to examine the coins more closely and found over 1700 coins and 300 notes in the custody of the FBI. The vast majority of the volume was there. There were some notable items missing.

The following week, the FBI made another visit, but no items were found. On Nov. 12, the FBI called and said that they were going to get some more coins and on a subsequent call, I was told that more coins including at least one item that I had noted as still missing, previously.

I have not been to examine this second group of coins yet, but will do so in the very near future.

As of this date, the original thieves have not been apprehended and I am not certain of exactly what else might be missing. This is an ongoing investigation and I am being as forthcoming as I am able to be at this time.

I am unable to express, adequately enough, my appreciation to the hundreds of well wishers and especially to the many, many, people that pledged money to a reward fund that was started by Jon Lerner and Laura Sperber. Many of my colleagues in the PNG also added to this fund and I will be eternally in their gratitude, as well.

The numismatic press and the general press gave this a great deal of publicity and I believe that because of this publicity, the coins were able to be identified. I want to express my appreciation to, in no specific order, Coin World, Krause Publications, the Coin Dealer Newsletter, Heritage Numismatic, the various dealer networks, as well, and of course the message boards on CU and NGC. Doug Davis of the NCIC offered me his good offices, as well.

The law enforcement agencies, from the local police to the FBI, have been true professionals and are continuing to be as supportive as possible. I will probably never be able to properly express my appreciation to them either."

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boxerchip

hahahaha I LOVEEEE hearing about stupid jerks who wrong others getting theirs!!! +1 for the FBI and police for actually doing something right for once!

bobbeth87

So glad to hear this, but sure hope the thieves are somehow caught!

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ksparrow

Great news, and the ultimate happy ending will be conviction of the crooks!

kanga

I saw him at the Baltimore Whitman show.
I asked him what's the latest.
He's quite confident that the FBI is doing their very best.
He appeared to be very upbeat about the whole situation.

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catsailor40

i HATE theives. my car got smashed into for 3k in cash right after i sold a car and had forgot to go to the bank. the feeling of wanting to do unspeakable things to theives is tough. i hope they catch the worthles POS theives, and i hope that dealer the coins are being brought to doesnt actually pay for them.