Archive – Stolen Coins
Robbery of Aes Grave in Paris
An Aes Grave collection was stolen in Paris. The French Chaine des Vols asks for your help... [ more ]
Numismatic Crimes – Just another month in the USA
Three cases of heavy burglary have been committed within the last August in the USA. The NCIC has recorded them and has spread information. [ more ]
Cell Phones as Crime Prevention Tools
Numismatic Crime Information Center promotes the use of cell phones as crime prevention tools... [ more ]
Theft of precious ancient coins from Schloß Hohentübingen / Germany
37 ancient gold coins, 5 made of silver and 2 made of bronze have been stolen... [ more ]
ANA Coins Stolen from St. Louis Museum of Transportation
Six coins from the American Numismatic Association’s collection with a combined value of approximately USD 18,844 were stolen June 11 or 12 from the St. Louis Museum of Transportation... [ more ]
Stolen ANA coins recovered
We reported about ANA coins stolen from the Museum of Transportation June 12. Now the coins have been returned anonymously... [ more ]
Theft at the World Money Fair
Ancient coins worth about half a million Euro have been stolen at the World Money Fair. Here you will find an illustrated list.
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Brutal Murder of New York Coin Dealer
On August 23, 2011 the New York coin dealer Steve Halfon was killed in a brutal holdup murder. Three men had attacked him after closing. They are on the run... [ more ]
Arrest Made in Brooklyn Coin Dealer Murder
A man has been arrested for the murder of Steve Halfon, a Brooklyn coin dealer murdered on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Police found fingerprints of Andrew Jackson, 26, on the car where the victim was murdered... [ more ]
Shipment Theft Reported of a Newly Discovered and Finest Known 1870-CC $20, NGC AU58
A Brinks shipment from Professional Coin Grading Service to Heritage Auctions was apparently broken into, and the finest known 1870-CC $20 stolen. The coin is graded AU58 by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation and carries NGC Certification ID 3414402-001... [ more ]
Foreign Currency Collection Stolen
A large collection valued at over $200,000 has been stolen in Larnaca, Cyprus. Approximately 500 notes were taken. Most were rare, but low grade Latin American notes, from 1890-1970. Some rare high value notes from Brazil, before 1926 and many more... [ more ]
Armed Robbery of Houston Area Dealer
Two gunmen robbed a Houston coin dealer and showed extreme violence. After having bitten the dealer’s arm they sliced the skin around the wound in order to remove any DNA evidence and threatened to kill the 12 year old daughter if not shown all valuables. [ more ]
Armed Robbery of Coin Dealer from Munich
On January 27, 2012 coin dealer Dr Hubert Lanz from Munich was assailed and robbed in Hilversum, Netherlands. [ more ]
New evidence in “Lord Stewartby Collection case”
In 2007 the outstanding collection of Scottish coins assembled by Lord Stewartby was stolen. Now, though, a TV broadcast could lead to news regarding the missing collection. [ more ]
Robbery in Olympia – result of saving measures?
Greece must economise. And where is it most easy to do? Of course in the cultural sector. Today 1,900 security guards watch over 15,000 museums, historical monuments and archaeological sites. [ more ]
Theft at Gorny & Mosch, Munich
On Sunday, the 6th of May, unknown people broke into the Gorny & Mosch gallery in Munich and stole many coins. Be careful if you find any of them offered. We publish a comprehensive list. [ more ]
Only medieval gold hoard of Westphalia stolen
On April 22, 2012 51 coins from a highly important gold hoard have been stolen at the Landesmuseum Münster. They originate from the only medieval gold hoard, which has been found in Westphalia... [ more ]
Coin dealer shoots knife-armed robber
In Florida a coin dealer was knife-attacked by a customer. The dealer defended himself with a gun wounding the attacker to death. [ more ]
Numismatic Crime Investigation Seminar for Law Enforcement
The Numismatic Crime Information Center will be conducting a Free seminar on Numismatic Crime Investigations on October 18, 2012 in conjunction with the ANA Dallas National Money Show. The seminar is being hosted by the Pantego Police Department and open to Law Enforcement Personnel Only. [ more ]
Theft at Vicenza coin show
The Vienna-based auction house H.D. Rauch has informed us that it has become victim of a theft during the Vicenza coin show. We publish a list of the stolen objects. [ more ]
Shopping with antique coins at their face value
A young couple stole a coin collection worth $100,000 but is obviously not aware of what they hold in hands: they pay at the movie theatre and the pizza restaurant with these coins at face value, among them a Liberty Head Quarter. Now they got busted. [ more ]
‘Better to be safe than sorry’
After becoming victim of a theft Jeff Garrett, former president of the US Professional Numismatists Guild, shares his experience with us in order to give some advice and describe what it means when they smash your show cases and steal your valuable coins. [ more ]
Coin Theft in Train
Zurich-based auction house Numismatica Ars Classica informed us about a coin theft that took place in the train going from Zurich via Visp to Martigny on the afternoon of October 18, 2012. [ more ]
Attempted robbery at coin dealer’s led to gun struggle
During an attempted robbery at a coin dealer’s in the USA a gun struggle saw the shop owner and the robber injured. [ more ]
Theft of coins, medals, banknotes and antiquities in London
London-based coin and medals dealer Peter Morris has announced a theft of coins, medals, banknotes and antiquities in the night of Saturday/Sunday, January 12th/13th, 2013. [ more ]
A hoarder and gold coins worth 250,000 dollars
Does anybody know Richard Burgess? This man died last year, his property was looted and thieves sold allegedly gold coins worth $250,000. Police did not know about coins at Mr Burgess’s and is looking for where he got them from. [ more ]
Major Chilean Coin Collection stolen
In the night of January 31, 2013 three persons broke into the firm of Chilean businessman Lorenzo Jiménez in Santiago de Chile and stole a precious coin and antiquities collection. The owner offers a $10,000 reward. [ more ]
Murder with robbery of coin collector in Ukraine
On December 15, 2012 judge Trofimov and his family was murdered in Kharkiv / Ukraine and his coin, medal and decoration collection was stolen. Interpol has informed dealer associations about the stolen items and the possibility that single objects might come up in the market. [ more ]
Suspect Selling Counterfeit Coins
Dealers should be on the look out for a subject selling counterfeit coins. The suspect is selling counterfeit modern coins in original packaging, including capsules and COA’s according to an Oklahoma dealer. [ more ]
Burglary in a Swedish Ancient Art and Coin Shop
In January thieves broke into the coin shop Skarabé in the Swedish city Gothenburg. However, they acted rather clumsily and maybe this story will find a good end. [ more ]
Roof-top burglar robs Tacoma rare coin shop
A burglar sawed a roof and stole many coins from a rare coin shop in Tacoma, USA. When leaving he dropped a part of his loot but got away with coins worth more than $30,000. Police is looking for the man who is clearly recognisable on a store survellaince video. [ more ]