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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 766463, member: 16948&quot;]I posted this on the CU forum, but thought I&#039;d post it here to since, right now, I need just need to vent, could use all the sympathy I can get!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m still pretty bummed, sad, and very angry. When my husband went to leave for work this morning, he noticed my car doors were open, the back hatch was up, and most of the stuff I keep in the back of my car was gone. I usually keep my 3 showcases in my car (underneath a dark blanket) because the cases are made of solid oak with inlaid glass and are pretty heavy to haul in and out of the house, and I thought who would want to steal them anyway. Guess I was wrong there. The cases are kept inside heavy denim covers so you can&#039;t see what&#039;s inside the covers without removing the covers. I keep my show lamps inside the cases, so those were gone too. They also took my zippered table cover, my Ipod and radio adapter (which I left inside my sunglass case so you can&#039;t see it - and yes I know, I&#039;m a dunce), and several brand new books on cd&#039;s that I travel with to keep me awake on my long road trips. They also took a box with some coin books, and some other coin stuff that is easily replaceable. Yes, I already know what everyone is thinking about leaving these things in my car - I just didn&#039;t think anyone would care about this type of show stuff. So please don&#039;t say it, I already know it, and if you say it, I think I&#039;ll cry some more!</p><p><br /></p><p>So we called the police, they came very promptly and so did CSI so they could fingerprint my car - however, they didn&#039;t get any usable prints off the car (they think the thieves probably used gloves). Apparently, the thieves stuck something sharp up and under the front passenger door handle and worked the lock open and thus avoided setting off the car alarm, but now I have to get that door handle/lock replaced. So after the police arrived, my husband took off for work, and then surprisingly returned a couple minutes later. After he had driven off and gotten around the block, he discovered two of my showcases laid out on someone&#039;s front lawn, along with a couple of the lamps that had been inside. Luckily, nothing was damaged. So CSI trotted over there and fingerprinted my cases, but I told them I was at a show this past weekend and any fingerprints they get off my showcase most likely will be from the many people that leaned on or touched my case during the show. So I am not holding my breath on the police finding anyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>I then called my insurance company, filed a claim with my auto insurance and am debating on whether to file a claim with my homeowner&#039;s insurance. It depends on the value of everything and whether it&#039;s worth it to file a homeowner&#039;s claim for this, or wait and use it when something more drastic comes along. I understand homeowner&#039;s insurance carriers will quickly cease to insure you if you file more than one claim in 3 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I called Al Arnold (another coin dealer and good friend) - he custom made my showcases about 5 years ago and I asked him if he could make me another one. He said no problem, and also said he would only charge me what he charged me back then (even though I know it costs him more now to make these cases). That was the nicest thing to happen to me today (other than my husband hugging me while I was sobbing right after I saw what all they took). I also went online to order some new table lamps, and a new table cover and case cover.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also tried to distract myself this morning by posting that neat &quot;possible&quot; new 1862 Indian cent variety, and enjoyed the oohs and awws, but my mind kept turning to car and being &quot;violated&quot; and the things they stole. I tried to keep my mind off of all that, but it was hard. At least my husband took me Christmas shopping for my new wine chiller which was my Christmas present - so now I will have some nice chilled wine to look forward to drinking soon!</p><p><br /></p><p>I know (and am thankful) that this is nothing like what happened to Julian, but the feeling of someone stealing from you right off your own property (my car was in my driveway and we live at the end of a cul de sac) really gets to you and gives you an unsettled feeling. Now I don&#039;t want to go anywhere for the holidays because these thieves now know that I deal in coins and where I live. I think we&#039;re going to make some changes like getting an alarm system and a big dog. Any way, as you can see, I didn&#039;t have a very good day today.... <img src="http://forums.collectors.com/i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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