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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bear32211, post: 2259387, member: 73759&quot;]Sorry, Rick, to hear of a brazen thief, who thinks will get away with this. I hope they are caught. Bare with me on this.</p><p>They did this, one, because they more than likely had a buyer looking for this type of coin or, they, themselves, wanted the coin for their collection.</p><p>Two, they know to crack it open, at a later date and have it graded again, but this will be later down the road, probably years once the story dies down. I saw a comment by one of the others that there are around 20 of these known. Question, is that an exact number, or could there be more maybe less, and I assume these graded ones?</p><p>Never a perfect science, everyone can guess the number of 1864 L&#039;s but do we all know ? My point, they will wait, time is on their side unless they are just plain stupid and try to sell it or have it re-appraised, then they are busted. Hope that does happen soon.</p><p>In today&#039;s society I even thought, high value, slabbed pieces should have chips installed in the casing to protect against thief. Sounds like a lot but for valued items wouldn&#039;t you want to pay extra knowing your investment would always be safe ? I&#039;m sure PCGS, NGC and the rest could create something that could fit inside the case.</p><p>Anyway all the best and hope the little punks get caught.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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