By Doug Davis – Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ……
FedEx – Coins Stolen in Transit
A FedEx package being shipped from Washington to Georgia arrived with contents missing. The package contained the following:
- 1874 Indian Cent-Ty 3 Bronze PCGS PR66RB PCGS #2310
- 1909-D $5 Indian Head PCGS MS64+ (CAC) PCGS #8514
California Coin Shop Burglary
The Woodland Hills, California police department is investigating the burglary of Stuppler & Company which occurred on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The suspects used crowbars to gain access to the building.
The following link is a list of stolen property:
numismaticcrimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Stuppler-Breakin32221.xlsx
Stolen Notes Recovered
NCIC, working with the Eastchester, New York police department has been successful in the recovery of the notes listed below. A New York dealer who saw the crime alert contacted NCIC and advised subjects were in his shop trying to sell some of the notes. NCIC immediately provided Eastchester Detectives with the information and based upon their investigation were successful in recovering all of the notes.
The Eastchester, NY police department is investigating the theft of the following notes:
- 1900 $10,000 Gold Certificate 1225H PMG55 M162901
- 1900 $10,000 Gold Certificate 1225H PMG55 M162902
- 1900 $10,000 Gold Certificate 1225H PMG55 M162903
- 1918 $500 Federal Reserve Note 1132-B VF B44560A
- 1918 $2 Federal Reserve Bank Note 757 PCGS65PPQ D2A
- 1891 $1 Treasury Note 350 PMG65 EPQ B8
- 1918 $1 Federal Reserve Note 718 PCGS65 D461A
- 1918 $2 Federal Reserve Note 757 PCGS65PPQ D461A
- 1863 $10 Legal Tender 95b PMG45
- 1863 $10 Legal Tender 95b PMG45
- 1863 $10 Legal Tender 95b PMG45
- 1863 $10 Legal Tender 95b PMG40
- 1907 $5 Legal Tender
- 1907 $5 Legal Tender
- 1907 $5 Legal Tender
- 1907 $5 Legal Tender
$5,000 Reward for Return of Coin
The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) has been authorized to offer a $5,000 reward for the return of the coin pictured below. The coin was stolen at the most recent Denver Coin Show in 2020:
- 1853 $20 USAOG 900-Thousandths PCGS MS64 107684435
* * *
Please contact the Numismatic Crime Information Center’s Doug Davis if you have questions or information about any of the cases above. You can reach him at (817) 723-7231, or email him at [email protected].