Beverly Hills Burglars Target Coins with CAC Stickers?

[WoodenJefferson]

Even the burglars in Beverly Hills know about CAC stickers as they targeted seven MS-66 Saint Gaudens Double Eagles, graded by PCGS or NGC and each with a CAC sticker were taken.

 

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Beverly Hills Coins Theft Reward Offered

 

By PNG

 

The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) and PNG member-dealer, Kevin Lipton, are jointly offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of rare coins and paper money stolen from Lipton’s Beverly Hills, California offices. The unknown thief or thieves took more than a quarter-million dollars worth of numismatic items during a break-in on Sunday, October 19, 2008.

 

"Anyone with information that can help solve this crime is urged to contact Detective Max Subin of the Beverly Hills Police Department at (310) 285-2158, or call the PNG at (760) 728-1300," said PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman.

 

Among the items stolen is an uncut sheet of six $10 notes from The First National Bank of Branchville, New Jersey that is believed to be unique.

 

Seven MS-66 Saint Gaudens Double Eagles, graded by PCGS or NGC and each with a CAC sticker were taken: 1924 PCGS serial numbers #50241932, #06607136 and #50251605; 1926 PCGS #50135319; 1927 PCGS #21671348 and NGC #56810901; and 1928 NGC #65499304.

 

Other third-party certified coins taken in the burglary are 1904 $10 NGC MS-62; $20 gold pieces dated1907 $20 NGC MS-63; 1911-D NGC MS-65, 1922 NGC MS-64, 1924 NGC MS-66 and 1928 NGC MS-64; and between 600 and 800 certified First Strike-designated American Silver Eagles: 1991 PCGS MS-69; 1994 NGC MS-68; and 1999 PCGS MS-69.

 

The following "raw" U.S. coins were taken:

 

1837 Half Dime MS-65

 

1858 Half Dime MS-65

 

1859 Half Dime Proof-64

 

1892 50¢ Proof-64

 

1906 50¢ Proof-64

 

1795 $1 Fine/Very Fine

 

1797 $1 Very Fine

 

1868 $1 Proof-64

 

1913 $2.50 MS-63/64

 

1915-S Panama-Pacific $2.50 MS-64

 

1803/2 $5 AU-50

 

1810 $5 Large Date, Large 5 MS-63

 

1854-D $5 MS-61

 

1911-D $5 MS-62

 

1850 $10 Large Date MS-61

 

Ten 1908 MS-63 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles

 

Several individual and sets of proof American Eagle gold bullion coins in government cases, 39 French 20 Francs pieces, and approximately 600 Canadian silver dollars dated 1935 to 1964 ranging in grades from Very Good to Choice Uncirculated also were stolen.

 

In addition to the Branchville, New Jersey uncut sheet of six $10 notes, other bank note items taken in the burglary are:

 

An orange-matted and framed sheet of six notes from The First National Bank of Brandon, Vermont; four $20 notes and two $10 notes; and a box containing miscellaneous, low grade silver certificates and world bank notes.

 

Founded in 1953, the Professional Numismatists Guild is a nonprofit organization composed of many of the top rare coin and paper money dealers in the United States and seven other countries. PNG member-dealers must adhere to a strict Code of Ethics in the buying and selling of numismatic merchandise.

 

For additional information about PNG, call (760) 728-1300 or visit online at www.PNGdealers.com.

 

 

[Jeffrey Cardona]

Hopefully those SOBs are caught soon. It might a bit difficult to unload the loot since now we know what was taken....as long as they are not cracked out...doing that might make it a bit easier to get rid of.

[bsshog40]

Sounds like they knew what they were after.

[physics-fan3.14]

That's quite a bit of raw coinage that I wouldn't expect to see raw.

[Conder101]

I see nothing from that report to conclude that they targeted CAC stickered coins at all. Sounds like they just took what they could get their hands on.

[rrantique]

I see nothing from that report to conclude that they targeted CAC stickered coins at all. Sounds like they just took what they could get their hands on.

 

Kevin Lipton Rare Coins Burglarized

Thu, 10/23/2008 - 1:05pm — ncic

Beverly Hills, Ca.- Kevin Lipton ,owner of Kevin Lipton Rare Coins, advised that unknown suspects entered his business on October 19, 2008 and removed coins and paper money valued at over $250,000. The coins taken included seven ms 66 certified NGC and PCGS with green CAC labels dated 1924-1928, a large number of 1999 $1 PCGS MS 69 First Strike, 1994 $1 NGC MS 68 First strike, 1994 MS 69 First strike $1, 1991 PCGS MS 69 First strike $1, 600 Canadian silver dollars, assorted sizes of Proof Eagles, 9 government packed CC dollars dated 1882-1884, 1810 $5 raw MS 63, 1911-D $5 MS 62 raw, and a 1892 50C Raw PF. Also taken was an uncut sheet of six $10 bills on “The First National Bank of Branchville New Jersey” serial numbers 1-6 and six notes from the “First National Bank of Brandon Vermont. Anyone having information on this offense should contact Det. Max Subin Beverly Hills PD 310-285-2158, Kevin Lipton at 310-712-8118 or Doug Davis NCIC.

 

 

[MarkFeld]

I see nothing from that report to conclude that they targeted CAC stickered coins at all. Sounds like they just took what they could get their hands on.

I agree. For all we know, they took all of the MS66 Saints that were there and some of them happened to be CAC verified.

[WoodenJefferson]

I meant to put a question mark in the title...makes more sense now.

[Conder101]

Well with the question mark the title does say something different. And from the report, the answer to the question is. . . NO. Some 1,378 coins were stolen, seven of them were CAC stickered. The CAC pieces were obviously not targeted, they just happened to be part of the swag because they were there.

[WoodenJefferson]

Link to a couple of images of stolen gold coins

 

And another short article about the robbery.