Rick Snow could use your help. Stolen coin.

I kinda feel bad that Rick Snow lost that $127k coin.

But anyway, time to keep drooling over it.

 

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True. Charmy bought a system and hung signs. Smart lady. I just setup a wireless system with 4 cameras for less than $400. It can be jammed but most bad guys are not at that level. I'll bet most of the major dealers at fun will have systems set up.
Crazy times.

 

Not familiar enough with jamming anything, but I doubt they could jam a hard wired system. It may be a bit more difficult to handle, but two 6 foot wired would not be that much.

 

So how is it this coin has went from $127k to $135k if he can't find it?

 

My curiosity has me wondering what happened but I understand why details won't be revealed. There are so many possibilities. Could be a show attendee/stranger that stole the coin or someone that was trusted. It could even be staff of the hosting location. It may have been planned or the thief might have stumbled upon a window of opportunity and took it. Whatever happened is obviously unfortunate, but it's also got a somewhat interesting element to it - in a mystery novel type of way. I hope someday we find out what really happened. I also hope the coin doesn't get damaged or altered.

On the positive side, at least this incident is getting dealers to increase security. It's also good to see how collector's from all over are spreading the word and trying to help one of their own.

If the coin is ever found, it would have a more interesting history that's for sure.

 

And just who are you to judge me? How about I judge you?\

Getting back on topic, I agree with others, I would not rule out the possibility of this being a publicity stunt

 

I know Rick. He doesn't need publicity like this. The dude is famous. He wrote the book for God's sake and dedicated decades to research.
Having said that, if it wasn't stolen then he probably lost or misplaced it. He has forgotten a consignment he had for me once. Forgot to tell me he had sold it, forgot to keep record of the sale, forgot where he sold it, and forgot to pay me for it... until I asked and jogged his memory. It was a small coin, though... $500. So there's a possibility he lost this expensive proof, but it is WAY MORE likely that he would remember a $130k coin, and it was stolen. JMO.

 

You and the others don't know Rick Snow, then.

 

I hope he gets it back

 

The insurance company is probably the owner now

 

Also true, but, like the saying.... If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, and acts like a duck.... it's a duck

 

Wow starting to hear some doubters now. JMO.

 

And how did the coin get lost or stolen ?

 

I believe this has been addressed a few times already (if I remember correctly). If all details were known, perhaps some of the ridiculousness expressed here would have been avoided.

 

Try one more time so we can have some more ridiculousness expressed

 

This guy forgets a lot

 

This guy forgets a lot

 

Description:

95% RED. Outstanding mirrors and a real gem example of this prized rarity. Nearly full red. This is the "Jay" example which traces its pedigree back to Stack's "Jay" sale of 1967. It is the Snow-PR2 die pair and is tied with two others with the second place in the condition census. The coin is totally original and is nearly full red. There are a few lint strike-thoughs (by the first feather tip and by the jaw) and the coin is perfect and displays no post-strike marks.

THIS COIN WAS STOLEN AT THE BALTIMORE SHOW. PLEASE CONTACT IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE WHEREABOUTS OF THIS COIN

 

Or maybe you could just read the thread? Crazy talk, I know...

 

If my coin dealer did that, I'd be looking for a new coin dealer in a heartbeat..... \

But something just isn't adding up here with this whole story. It should've never been stolen or it's eyes taken off it, I mean that coin is the purchase price of a house for goodness sake. Lost or stolen.... maybe a team of army ants took it away?
Either way, there's more to this then meets the eye no matter how well anyone thinks they know him