Another major theft within the US Postal Service . . . INVESTIGATING AGENCY: USPS REPORT NUMBER: N/A TYPE OF INCIDENT: POSTAL THEFT DATE OCCURRED: 9/5/24 INCiDENT LOCATION: TRANSIT CA TO FL A package being shipped via FedEx on 9/4/24 from California to Florida has been reported missing/stolen. The package was last scanned in Memphis on 9/5/24. The package contained the following coins pictured. Anyone with Information Contact: Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug@numismaticcrimes.org This Crime Alert is intended to advise you of criminal activity that may affect you or your business. If you have questions or suspect information, call the issuing law enforcement agency. NCIC | numismaticcrimes.org Numismatic Crime Information Center | P.O. Box 14080 | Arlington, TX 76094 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice
Feed? USPS? I don’t understand but I do understand that the missing coins are really nice and expensive.
https://facts.usps.com/ups-and-fede...collaborate.,and FedEx for air transportation. this changed on 29 Sept https://newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom...atement-regarding-expiration-of-usps-contract
I wonder how someone would know to grab that package. Maybe I'm wrong but I didn't think that a FedEx package had any signs of the value.
My guess is that some insiders are able to find information regarding value or declarations from the databases of the delivery service. I also don't discount the possibility that an insider at the point of origin or even the intended destination (dealer, grading service, auction house, etc.) could be tipping off the shipment-handling thieves on what to look for, where, and when for a share of the spoils.
Well the change was publicized in March. Took effect a few weeks after this occured. Were I of suspicious mind, this might be the last chance someone had to leverage their access for one last big score. Kind of sense a heist movie...
Such a shame that someone got ripped off for some beautiful expensive a$$ coins! Now some thief is celebrating!
Yeah it was probably a inside job,porch pirates have bee increasing also. Really sucks for the purchaser,if it was me I'd definitely drive or fly to pick them up.That gas money or flight cost is a lot better then risking this to happen.Last seen in Memphis,that doesn't surprise me at all,Crack Head City.
Memphis is the FedEx hub. Although they've do some hyper-local sorting, pretty much every package flys to Memphis, goes through the super sort at the hub, and then flies back to a local station.
I've tried to isolate my Gold coin shipments, but another has gone, and recovery attempts appear futile. I just accept current reality as the cost of collecting beautiful treasure! JMHO
I had an 1855-D $5 coin stolen after being sent by USPS. That apparently was an inside job, where a postal worker in Newport Beach(?) was "diverting" packages addressed to PCGS. That postal worker also had access to the insurance database and could easily look up the declared value. I saw "apparently" because what had been my coin was never recovered; the arrest and details were reported in the numismatic press at the time.
A lot of these are happening. Bought some coins online and shipping have claimed they have gone "missing". Covered by insurance but they are worth more than what I paid for. Still fuming from the experience. And that's how insurance are becoming more expensive. Maybe there should be a register of these stolen coins. Understandably some crooks might crack them from slabs or even melt them down for melt value. A sign of crazy times when cost of living is silly.
