Please keep an eye out for this material Residential Burglary Colorado Springs, CO police department is investigating the residential burglary of Professional Numismatist Ken Bressett. The offense occurred on 11/2/2019. The following is a partial listing of stolen items: Nice foreign from China, Japan,India and Spanish America Approximately 20 Sycee silver pieces Several very rare Chinese dollars Beautiful Auto Dollar Awards with the victims name inscribed Items with the name R.S. Yoeman Large amount of gold rings, chains and earrings Anyone with information contact: Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug@numismaticcrimes.org Numismatic Crime Information Center
In an email from Ken: To All: Please be suspicious of anyone inquiring about Chinese coins. Here is a list of some of the easily identifiable items. Thanks for your help. ---Ken Several pieces of spade, knife, Key and other early types. Approximately 20 sycee, various sizes and shapes. 1923 P’u Yi marriage dollar. Uncirculated. 1928 Kweichow Province automobile dollar EF. 1934 Communist dollar. AU. 1943 Yunnan-Burma Tael. 25 or more Blue Whitman coin boxes, each containing about 60 Chinese cash coins all in individual envelopes and identified with Schjöth numbers. Values range from about $3 to $500 + each. 30 pieces of multiple copper square-hole cash. Several Whitman boxes of coins from Japan, India, Korea, Annam and other place. Type set of Fractional Currency. Mostly CU condition. U. S. Type set of various coins 1c to 50c. Many EF-AU. 1820 1c Unc, 1854 ½ c Unc., 1794 cent, etc. Some fractional gold; hobo 5c by Ron Landis; Admiral Vernon medals; Love tokens. 1976 Uncirculated Canadian Olympic coins, missing the $5.00 Javelin coin that was left behind. Gold Bulova watch c.1945 vintage. Gold chain with ancient Byzantine bronze cross. Three large gold man’s rings set with ancient carnelian seal-stones. Various items of ladies’ jewelry, earrings, bracelets, etc.
Ouch. Even without knowing exactly what's in it, that type set alone could easily be $50-100k or more.
Does he have any pics of the ancient Chinese coins (spades, knives, keys, etc)? I search for these in depth for my collection, and I would like to be able to identify his should they come up.
Link to the World Coins forum: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ch...-stolen-in-burglary-from-ken-bressett.349746/
