Post your Lost & Stolen coins thread

I've had crooked Ebay sellers claim they "lost" a coin I won on their auction and then "find" that coin and relist it later in another listing. Those sellers had a bad habit of "losing" coins when they didn't like the outcome of a auction. Of course I gave them a negative feedback and reported them to Ebay .

 

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Man C-B-D.... Why does the bad stuff happen to the good guys. I have in fact been looking everywhere for high quality 1853 seated stuff and I will keep my eyes peeled. I wonder something though. I don’t think like a criminal. When quality coins are stolen is it typical for the thief to crack them from the slab?

 

Great news! Tell him I said hey, best news I've had in a long time!

 

I was taking a picture of this coin in my car and as I took it it slid down the side of my leg and went straight into my Hand Break in my corolla. Its still there to this day

 

At least you know where it is...

 

@C-B-D
There are a couple things you can do. First of all an Express mail package comes with an automatic $100 insurance. After a certain amount of time passes, you can file a claim for it at USPS.COM......under the HELP tab, you will see a section called "file a claim" but first, at usps.com under the help screen you will also find a tab for "Find Missing Mail" filling out that will start a search of the Mail Recovery Center. If something happened to your package and it was damaged and became undeliverable, it would be sent there. They will periodically check items they receive against missing mail claims, and will contact you via eMail if they find any items matching yours.
I work for the PO, so if you want to PM me your tracking # I'll be glad to take a look at it and see if I can help.

Also, because of COVID and other reasons, a lot of mail is getting backed up. Don't give up hope yet. It just may be in plant someplace waiting for transport. Also your Postage is refundable. I know it is little comfort, but every little bit helps.

do the Find Missing Mail search first, then file a claim if that turns up nothing after a few days.

 

Same here. Always liked him

 

Thanks for your informative post. Also, how hard is it to collect insurance payments from the post office on lost items.

 

Provided it is an insured item (PriorityMail, express mail, or insurance purchased) it isn't that hard. Keep your receipts! If it's an EBAY sales item, a copy of the closed auction may be needed to prove value. Proof of ACTUAL value is always helpful. At USPS.COM under file a claim is a pretty good list of what you will need to file a claim and what is and isn't covered. If something you sent is damaged in shipping, and you intend to file a claim, keep the package and items, they may ask you to take it to your local PO. (or have the buyer keep them until the claim is settled).

I helped a friend on another forum who had a missing express too. Her claim took about 2 weeks from file date to settlement.

 

Update:

My coins have been located. They were indeed stolen. I was on the phone with multiple law enforcement officers tonight and am hopeful the seizure will occur Saturday or Sunday. The thief or thieves will not be held responsible right away, because that needs to be investigated. But the location of my coins is now known. They are at a small auction house. Whoever consigned them was probably hoping they’d fly under the radar, and they nearly did.

More to come....

 

Awesome that you were able to find your coins. Maybe you could share with us how you did it.

 

It wasn’t me. It was Doug Davis who called me Thursday night. “Hey John. I found your coins. All 8 of them. Yeah.... they’re in an auction that ends in 4 days.”

it was quite a shock. I had convinced myself in my naivety that they were just lost and that no one would be brazen enough to steal them.

I’ll tell the story soon. The coins are still not in law enforcement hands yet. If that auction ends and things don’t come together, they could be scattered to the wind. But I spoke directly to the officer making the seizure. He feels good about it. Just waiting to review the police report before he moves, which should be completed within the hour.

 

Police report is finalized. The officer performing the seizure has the report and just emailed me. “Got it. We’ll take it from here.”

 

Aweome on the great news . . .

 

That’s great news! Please keep us informed of future developments?

 

I love a happy ending!

 

Oouch! Sorry for everyone who has lost or stolen coins =(

 

Not so fast.


NEW UPDATE:
The auction was ended early, but the coins were not seized. The auction owner is disputing that the coins are mine. He claims he is the rightful owner and he obtained them from a lot of “undeliverable Mail.” The Canadian officer is meeting in person with him Monday (since he’s out of town) and says one of 3 things will happen.
1. He will surrender the coins.
2. The Canadian police will issue a search warrant and seize the coins.
3 . He will refuse to surrender them and the lawyers for the Canadian police will refuse to issue the search warrant and it becomes a civil matter (in Canada) and I have to speak to this individual myself and try to resolve it. (Yeah that’ll work ).

It still seems like a long shot that I’ll get my stolen property back.

 

That’s unfortunate. Are the coins still in the holders?

 

Yes