Updated 10/2/10: Suspects Steal $250,000 on 09/26/10, S. St. Paul, MN

[Foodude]

Updated on 10/2/10 with additional information.

 

In addition to the information in this post, I just posted a reply below with the infiormation recently sent out by The Numismatic Crime Information Center.

 

 

Lee Orr, a local St. Paul coin dealer, had containers containing inventory taken from a vehicle in a "smash and grab" while loading up at the end of a show on Sunday (9/26/10) in South St. Paul, MN- “a smash and grab”. I was not at the show today. Lee called me for help in getting word out about this event, including posting here.

 

This was reported to the South St. Paul Police, who can be contacted @ 651-322-2323; Case # 10012343; Det. Julie Bishop @ 651-554-3310

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In addition, this incident has been reported to The Numismatic Crime Information Center:

Suspects Steal $250,000 While Dealer Loads Vehicle

 

Lee Orr can be contacted @ 612-747-2409

 

Thank you for any help in recovering the coins and those responsible for taking them.

 

Here is a partial list of what Lee identified as being taken:

 

 

Lee Orr can be contacted @ 612-747-2409

 

Thank you for any help in recovering the coins and those responsible for taking them.

 

 

Lee Orr, a local St. Paul coin dealer, was robbed today while loading up at the end of a show today in South St. Paul, MN- “a smash and grab”. I was not at the show today. Lee called me for help in getting word out about this event, including posting here.

 

This was reported to the South St. Paul Police, who can be contacted @ 651-322-2323; Case # 10012343

 

Lee Orr can be contacted @ 612-747-2409

 

Thank you for any help in recovering the coins and those responsible for taking them.

 

Here is a partial list of what Lee identified as being taken:

 

Quan. Date Denomination Grade Description

2 1895 $20 Lib Au/Bu Raw

1 1896 $20 Lib Au/Bu Raw

2 1897-S $20 Lib Au/Bu Raw

1 1900 $20 Lib Au/Bu Raw

1 1901 $20 Lib Au/Bu Raw

1 1904 $20 Lib Au/Bu Raw

1 1906 $20 Lib Au/Bu Raw D or S

1 1907 $20 Lib Au/Bu Raw D or S

7 1908 $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

3 1910-S $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

1 1913 $20 Saint AU Raw

1 1913-D $20 Saint AU Raw

1 1914-S $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

1 1915-S $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

4 1922 $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

2 1923 $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

12 1924 $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

1 1925 $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

1 1926 $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

4 1927 $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

1 1928 $20 Saint Au/Bu Raw

1 1847-O $10 XF Raw

1 1834 $5 VF/XF Raw

1 1855 $3 U Raw

1 1855 $3 VF/XF Raw - Cleaned

1 1853 G$1 PCGS AU55

1 1900 S1 Lafayette XF Raw - Dark

1 1903-S $1 NGC MS62 White

2 1903-O $1 PCGS MS63 White

1 1901-S $1 PCGS MS64 White

1 1894 $1 VF/XF Raw

1 1893-S $1 PCGS VG original

1 1892-CC $1 AU Raw - White Dipped out.

1 1885-S $1 PCGS MS63 White

1 1806 50c ANACS VF30 Deep Gray toning with blue between rims & stars

1 1806 50c VF Raw

1 1808/7 50c AU Raw

1 1809 50c AU Raw

1 1811 50c AU Raw

1 1839-O 50c XF/AU Raw - Cleaned & retoned

1 1872-CC 50c VF/XF Raw - Cleaned & retoned

1 1913 50c XF45 Raw

1 1806 25c G/VG Raw - light cleaning

1 1825/? 25c XF45 Raw

1 1923-S 25c XF40 Raw

1 1896-S 25c AG Raw

2 1896-S 25c Good Raw

1 1913-S 25c Good Raw

1 1807 10c VF Raw - Obv damage

1 1895-O 10c Good Raw - Damage

1 1916-D 10c Good Raw

1 1916-D 10c VG Raw

1 1885 5c XF Raw

1 1812 1c AU Raw - Distinct Rim Nick showing bright copper color.

1 1797 1/2 Cent VF Corroded.

 

1 1942-P 5c Wartime BU BU Roll

1 1950-D 5c Wartime BU BU Roll

1 1943 1c BU BU Roll - Orginal Paper Roll with wax on each ends

 

1937 Proof Set PCGS Missing Quarter

 

4 Double Row Boxes Raw Collector Coins with many key dates

1 Double Row Box Slabs Dollars after 1880, Commemoratives, Gold

 

[erwindoc]

Terrible news. I hope that the local police are being helpful. If you could get the cert. numbers from him on the coins that were stolen, it would help people track them down. Be sure to post this over on the PCGS forums too.

[johnny9434]

what a bummer. im glad to hear the guy is alright.

[mtnstyne]

That is jaw dropping...just at a quick glance and with my poor math skills it looks like there is well over $100k worth of coins there.

 

I don't travel with any amount of coins and have never even attended a coin show because of my location, but I would think hiring a security guy for a day when carrying that much might be worth the extra cost.

 

I know I am always amazed at how loose my local coin shop guy is to let me see all the gold coins he has just sitting under the counter unlocked during the day. You guys who are dealers really need to be careful these days. There seems to be a story on here about once a month of something like this happening.

 

Glad to hear the guy is alright as well, hope he had good insurance.

[Coinsman63]

This is unfortunate for this guy. It's sad that the current recession has desperate people doing desperate things.

 

The time and work all numismatists invest in building their collections just to have some P.O.S. take it from you.

 

 

[Foodude]

Post updated ... Thank you to those working to recover want was stolen and find those responsible.

[PerryHall]

Unfortunately most of these coins are common dates and raw so the likelyhood of recovery is quite slim unless the thieves are really stupid and try to sell them all at once to a dealer who knows about the theft. If they put them in new holders and selll a couple here and there over a period of time, they won't get caught. That's one advantage that paper money has over coins is that they have serial numbers that make them identifiable.