That is fantastic! Score one for the good guys. Hats off to the dealers and the actions they took, especially Cabbage Coins.
Fortunately for the pieces owner the crooks were too dumb to remove the coin from the holder that identified it. Then again if they were smart they wouldn't be criminals.
I hope the thieves get fully prosecuted and not just a slap on their wrists. I am also glad they tried to get top dollar at a coin show instead of shopping it around for bullion at a pawn shop. They would never have been caught, and the coin might have been melted.
That's a real result. There is a lot of bad activity with Shipwreck coins such as fake COA's. I'm amazed that a $40,000 coin "missing" for some time had not been reported as stolen. I would love to know the circumstances. Great job by the dealers.
