Millions of dollars' worth of coins was stolen from a family's home. Read More at: http://www.keyetv.com/news/features...orth-coins-stolen-fayette-co-home-24042.shtml
Looks like the website is based in Austin, TX. I had to dig around a bit to figure out where this had actually happened. Not a lot of info in the article, except that they've arrested a suspect.
Same here. There is a Fayette County in PA so I was curious. Not to judge based on photos, but I gotta wonder how a woman looking like that could pull off a multi-million dollar heist (albeit ineffectively). Did they have any sort of security? Was it an inside job? Too many questions... thanks for the story, though!
The suspect lives in Dripping Springs, which is outside of Austin, TX and the thefts occurred at a home in Fayette County, Georgia over a span of months starting last summer. They were reported (discovered?) in January. So---relative? household help? black-sheep son's girlfriend? None of the stories are giving any true facts, so sound like there's more going on. What little I read about the coins mentioned certified, gold, and "really rare". Maybe she was just stealing one item at a time. Edit: Here's the list of stolen coins. http://www.coinresource.com/major-coin-theft-in-fayette-county/
Holy smokes. Hope they got their property back. PS - That looks like a lot of gold bought at the peak of the gold market or it could just be coincidence tho with all those 2011 AGEs.
That's a lot of gold, but also a lot of premium for plastic. Wonder what kind of premium those 70 grades added when the perp was fencing the material...
I wonder how the perps got past the multi-thousand dollar alarm system and got into the commercial/bank grade safe, which was hidden in a secret location? This must have been the case if you're going to store a million dollars worth of coins in your house. Otherwise you're a complete idiot. Let me guess - it wasn't insured either. Safety deposit box, anyone?
This Fayette County is in Texas. My parents were telling me about this yesterday while I was visiting them in Fayetteville. It is the talk of the town. Major Coin Theft in Fayette County by Coin Dealer | Feb 11, 2015 | Uncategorized | 0 comments [Update: Suspect Arrested.] Fayette County, Texas Investigators are investigating a theft of over 1000 PCGS and NGC graded gold coins valued in excess of one million dollars. A partial listing includes: 20 – 1924 St.Gaudens NGC MS65 20 – 1927 St.Gaudens PCGS MS65 21 – 2011 $25 American Gold Eagle First Strike MS70 PCGS 22 – 2011 American Gold Eagle 4-Piece Set First Strike Set MS70 PCGS 70 – 2011 $25 American Gold Eagle First Strike MS70 PCGS 170 – 2011 $25 American Gold Eagle MS70 NGC 100 – 2011- $50 American Gold Buffalo 10z 24K MS70 Early Release NGC 111 – 2012-W $50 American Gold Eagle First Release MS70 NGC 250 – 2012 $25 American Gold Eagle MS70 NGC 20 – 2013-W $50 American Gold Eagle Early Release MS70 NGC 20 – $50 American Gold Buffalo Chicago ANA Release W/Cert PR70 NGC The victim has certification numbers on all of the stolen coins. Any dealer or collector having information on this offense should contact: Lt. David Beyer 979-968-5856 or Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug@numismaticcrimes.org
WOW why in GODS name would they keep that many coin's in there home ! I will pray for the family & the thief's !
Is anyone there saying how she got access to the house over several months? Was she related to the owners?
Good Lord - this implies they were just laying around if they were filtered out over several months. This is kinda like leaving your Ferrari parked in Compton. With the keys in it. Running. And a suitcase full of cash on the seat. Absolutely not excusing the thief - hang 'em high. But a little common sense it seems was lacking.
The woman they are showing from Dripping Springs is the relative. She was in need of a place to stay. The owner of the coins let her stay.
Maybe it was part of a much larger collection? Obviously she stole a lot but maybe he had 10X what she stole. Either way I hope to god they get their stuff back.
she is the granddaughter of the coin owners, and took the coins over a period of 5mos as "early inheritance" without them noticing.
