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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 2598516, member: 41863&quot;]So as many of you may have noticed, I have been fairly absent for awhile. I have been busy with work and have sort of put coins on the back burner. </p><p><br /></p><p>During this time, I have been buying houses as sort of a side investment, and was in the process of funding my next deal when my absolute worst nightmare came true. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had taken 18 of my higher end PCGS graded coins out to see about scaring up the last few thousand dollars I needed to complete this latest transaction. My box consisted of 14 seated liberty quarters (All AU or better) and 4 other various PCGS coins that were decent enough. </p><p><br /></p><p>As my luck would have it, the person I was needing to speak with was out of the office for the day (I was looking a short term loan from a friend who does that sort of thing), and I ended up carrying my coins back home with me. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thinking nothing of it, I stuck my coins under my middle seat, and went on about my daily business. Had a great day, everything was going fine, got home, had dinner, spent time with the family, and went to bed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Next morning I wake up, normal routine, get ready, and head off to work. </p><p><br /></p><p>Immediately I notice my passenger door is letting air in. So I reach over and pull it shut. Just about that time, my heart sank. I saw a dirty footprint on the door. Noticed a sunglass compartment was open, and something didnt feel right. </p><p><br /></p><p>I looked back for my laptop....still there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sunglasses....still on the seat. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins under the middle seat compartment.......no rattling.....OH NO! THEY ARE GONE!</p><p><br /></p><p>My heart sank to the bottom of my stomach. $10,000 worth of coins ---- instantly vanished. The whole situation flashing before my eyes as I became frantic.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do I do? </p><p><br /></p><p>Who do I call? </p><p><br /></p><p>Naturally I called the police, and filed the report. Luckily I have detailed photographs thanks to [USER=19094]@robec[/USER] plus all but one PCGS serial number. </p><p><br /></p><p>Next person I called were some of the pawn shops and my local coin dealer who I trust wholeheartedly. We had a discussion and he was gonna keep his eyes open for me. I thought better of continuing to speak with the pawn shops. They were liable to go dark on this merchandise due to its rarity and valuable nature or just keep it for themselves. I didnt want to cause too much of a rucus, as I felt confident these would surface soon, so I just sat back and waited. </p><p><br /></p><p>Its been about 4 weeks since all this happened and sure enough as I am trolling ebay tonight, I see 14 of the 18 coins, and it happens to be from a dealer who I buy and sell to here in state. They are about 2 hours away from me, so the thieves were smart enough to at least travel out of town, but thank god they were dumb enough to leave the coins alone and sell them to one of the larger, more prominent dealers in our state. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am hoping the rest of this will go smooth, as I have never had to deal with recovering stolen merchandise before. And god I hope we get the thief(s) who did this. They dont even know what type of hell they would have had to pay had I caught them red-handed. </p><p><br /></p><p>You guys have no idea how relieved I am right now, and the lesson that is now SEARED into my brain. You always think this could never happen to you, and it was pure luck and happenstance that I was got the way that I was. I always lock my truck and ALWAYS keep track of my coins.......the universe caught me slipping.....but apparently I must have been doing something right! The return of my coins will be the best christmas present ever![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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