akdrv Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators said they think robbers waited for the right moment to rob a rare coin dealer Saturday. The robbery reportedly happened outside of the Peabody hotel, where many dealers checked in this weekend for the Florida United Numismatists coin show, WESH 2 News reported. More than 2,000 dealers from around the world have set up tables at the Orange County convention center for the four-day show. Dealers said they heard that the thieves may have made off with as much as $4 million worth of coins. http://www.wesh.com/news/10690498/detail.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators said they think robbers waited for the right moment to rob a rare coin dealer Saturday. The robbery reportedly happened outside of the Peabody hotel, where many dealers checked in this weekend for the Florida United Numismatists coin show, WESH 2 News reported. More than 2,000 dealers from around the world have set up tables at the Orange County convention center for the four-day show. Dealers said they heard that the thieves may have made off with as much as $4 million worth of coins. http://www.wesh.com/news/10690498/detail.html Happens at every major coin show. Why would someone who has $4million dollars on their person NOT have private security with them. Give me a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Happens at every major coin show. Why would someone who has $4million dollars on their person NOT have private security with them. Give me a break. Was thinking the same thing Art. If was me or you, I'd feel terrible and do what I could to help rebuild the collection, but a major dealer carrying that kinda of coin(pun intended) should have 2 guards. Jeez even getting the best security firm should only cost a grand or so. I'm glad no one was injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_on_...rare_coin_heist The Yahoo! article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mila_cent Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Was thinking the same thing Art. If was me or you, I'd feel terrible and do what I could to help rebuild the collection, but a major dealer carrying that kinda of coin(pun intended) should have 2 guards. Jeez even getting the best security firm should only cost a grand or so. I'm glad no one was injured. Yes I agree as well, I mentioned this news to my hubby and he suspected that this could have been an 'inside job'. Someone who knew when, how, what time the lot was going to be moved. So sad.. I hope he is able to recover at least some of them if not all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 There was an article in the Minneapolis Star & Trib today apparently he was from Minnesota. I also already got a list from the ANA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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