Recent Alerts from Doug Davis – Founder and President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ……
Banknotes Recovered After Package Lost/Stolen in Mail
Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) sent out an alert on January 19, 2023, regarding a United States Postal Service (USPS) Express mail package lost/stolen in transit from Kansas to Florida containing the notes listed below. The notes have been recovered except for 49A 100 Dollars 1974 Bahamas Serial #634201 and are being returned to the owner. No further details are available at the present time, but the recovery was possible due to the assistance of a Florida dealer who remembered the lost/stolen notes from the NCIC alert.
Description of Property Lost/Stolen:
- 24a 50 Dollars L. 1965 (Bahamas) – Serial #A 001797
- 17s; 18s; 19s; 20s; 22s; 23s; 24s; 25s 1/2; 1; 3; 5; 10; 20; 50; 100 Dollars L. 1965 (Bahamas) – Specimen Set
- 29a 5 Dollars L. 1968 (Bahamas) – Serial # F 606736; F 606737
- 30a 10 Dollars L. 1968 (Bahamas) – Serial # B 713396
- 32a 50 Dollars L. 1968 (Bahamas) – Serial # A 208672
- 33a 100 Dollars L. 1968 (Bahamas) – Serial # A 281108
- 40a 50 Dollars L. 1974 (Bahamas) – Serial # A 420920
- 41b 100 Dollars L. 1974 (Bahamas) – Serial # A 884946
- 49a 100 Dollars L. 1974 (1984) (Bahamas) – Serial # B 634201
Thieves Rob Dealer’s Car in Allentown, PA
The Allentown Police Department is investigating a vehicle burglary that resulted in the theft of a large number of slabbed 8 Reales gold coins. The burglary occurred outside of a FedEx store as the dealer was dropping off several packages.
Coins Stolen from Dealer at Long Beach Expo
A dealer attending the recent Long Beach coin show has reported the following coins as lost/stolen. The coins were last seen on his back-up table. No further details are available at this time.
Lost/Stolen Coins:
- 1902 Morgan $1 MS-66 PCGS, serial #5015847
- 1904-O Morgan $1 MS-67 PCGS, serial # 48156022
- 1914-S $20 MS-65 NGC, old holder. #263669-003
Missing Gold World Coins Recovered
A USPS Registered mail package that had been reported lost/stolen, shipped from North Carolina and last scanned at a Chicago distribution facility, has been located nine months later
The package contained the following:
- Czechoslovakia 1978 5 Ducats NGC MS-67 cert # 4931692-001
- France 1647-B 1 Louis d’or PCGS MS-62 cert # 381887.62/36361546
Morgan Dollars Shipped to CA Reported Lost/Stolen
A USPS Express mail package mailed on February 12 from Gilbert, South Carolina to Southern California has been reported lost/stolen.
The package contained the following coins:
- 1885 PCGS MS-68 Morgan Dollar #48959392
- 1887-S PCGS MS-66 Morgan Dollar CAC #40553200
- 1888 PCGS MS-67+ CAC Morgan Dollar #46641367
- 1889-CC PCGS MS-62DMPL Morgan Dollar #49001366
- 1893-O PCGS MS-64+ CAC Morgan Dollar #40552442
- 1903-O PCGS MS-67 Morgan Dollar #48996493
Rare Greek Banknote Lost/Stolen in Transit
A package being sent USPS Priority Registered Mail from New Jersey has been reported lost/stolen. The package was last scanned in Bell Gardens, CA. The package contained a rare 1923 500 Drachma note Ser#308359 (raw). There are only five known.
Coins Lost or Stolen in Mail Between Louisiana and New Jersey
A package being shipped from Louisiana to New Jersey via UPS ground has been reported lost/stolen.
The package contained the following coins:
- 1916-D .10 PCGS P-01 46577187
- 1943 .50 PCGS MS-65 Rattler 2072282
- 1944 .50 PCGS MS-64 Rattler 7005397
- 1880-S $1 PCGS MS-66 DMPL OGH 1561850
- 1881-S $1 PCGS MS-65 OGH 9789749
- 1881-S $1 PCGS MS-64PL OGH 9503029
- 1883-CC $1 PCGS MS-64 DMPL 45996148
- 1883-O $1 PCGS MS-64PL OGH 2387726
- 1927 $1 PCGS MS-61 OGH 8143224
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Please contact the Numismatic Crime Information Center’s (NCIC) 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].
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