Popular Post Rod D. Posted March 23 Popular Post Share Posted March 23 https://www.krtv.com/news/thieves-steal-56k-worth-of-silver-dollars-from-helena-coin-shop I’m sure many of you know Wayne Miller of Helena, Montana. His shop was burglarized on March 3rd. The intruders only took early Morgan dollars and ignored the cash register and the case displaying gold coins. I’m including a link to one story, but any search will result in numerous reports. (Not sure if my link will work) Mr. Miller has authored several books about Morgan and Peace dollars. Jason Abshier, Henri Charriere and GoldFinger1969 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Truly a sad development. GoldFinger1969 and Rod D. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod D. Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 On 3/23/2024 at 2:39 PM, Henri Charriere said: Truly a sad development. 100% agree. Hopefully the thieves will be located promptly. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 No hidden security cameras ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Sorry to hear of this, I hope that the thieves can be caught and his property returned, surprising that they bypassed the gold. Jason Abshier and GoldFinger1969 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 On 3/23/2024 at 5:46 PM, GoldFinger1969 said: No hidden security cameras ?? The video in the link says three males in a gray sedan. GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 On 3/23/2024 at 4:37 PM, Rod D. said: ....The intruders only took early Morgan dollars and ignored the cash register and the case displaying gold coins.... Passed on the ready cash. Passed on the gold. Early Morgans only... 🤔 Probably not an inside job, but insider information likely played a role. Had anyone expressed an inordinate interest for the old Morgans lately? Rod D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Were the coins in display cases ? A really-heavy safe -- 600 pounds or more -- would be a useful deterrent. Nothing is burglar proof, but most want to get in-and-out and not spend 10-15 minutes trying to get by 2" steel doors. Jason Abshier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Abshier Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) On 3/24/2024 at 9:20 PM, GoldFinger1969 said: Were the coins in display cases ? A really-heavy safe -- 600 pounds or more -- would be a useful deterrent. Nothing is burglar proof, but most want to get in-and-out and not spend 10-15 minutes trying to get by 2" steel doors. Probably hassle move all coins to safe every night … by sounds of it looked like he had pretty large inventory …. Sorta reminds of Julian’s coin shop that guy had tons and tons of coins laying around in display cases and in boxes and so on looked like a huge lifetime hoard of coin buying over all the years … basically impossible to lock all that stuff up in vault every night and get it all back out in morning put out in display again just to have 3-5 customers walk I. For the day Edited March 26 by Jason Abshier Rod D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 3/26/2024 at 1:51 PM, Jason Abshier said: Probably hassle move all coins to safe every night … It's easy to take the bulk of the value -- 80% of the value is probably in 20% of the coins, maybe 10% -- and just put them lying down in a few steel safe shelves. NO WAY if I had a jewelry shop I wold leave that stuff out....I realize you can't do that with everything but it's worth it to spend 15 minutes putting away the expensive stuff. JMHO. Rod D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 In my hardscrabble neck of the woods, crime is par for the course. I would not expect a crime of this magnitude to occur in Helena, the capital of Montana. Rod D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rod D. Posted March 27 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 27 On 3/26/2024 at 5:09 PM, Henri Charriere said: In my hardscrabble neck of the woods, crime is par for the course. I would not expect a crime of this magnitude to occur in Helena, the capital of Montana. I want to agree with your statement, but I can’t. A few years ago a prominent and well known gold prospector’s shop was robbed in Helena. His gold nugget collection was amazing. I’ve supported him as much as I could before and after the robbery. Some of his collection has been recovered and returned. Bottom line-it happens everywhere and happens too much. rrantique, GoldFinger1969, Henri Charriere and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 On 3/26/2024 at 9:04 PM, Rod D. said: I want to agree with your statement, but I can’t. A few years ago a prominent and well known gold prospector’s shop was robbed in Helena. His gold nugget collection was amazing. I’ve supported him as much as I could before and after the robbery. Some of his collection has been recovered and returned. Bottom line-it happens everywhere and happens too much. Don't tell me he didn't have insurance !!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod D. Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 On 3/27/2024 at 12:35 AM, GoldFinger1969 said: Don't tell me he didn't have insurance !!?? Don't know if he had insurance, but both shops (Miller's included) should. GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Note: For the particulars regarding the silver dollars that were taken, see a new Topic posted by @Jason Abshier entitled, "List of Coin Dealers that got Robbed." Rod D. and GoldFinger1969 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
