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Key Date Ireland Forgeries

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Sun, 01/31/2016 - 9:03pm — NCIC
Forged key date I937 and 1943 Half Crowns have been reported by the Numismatic Society of Ireland as being for sale on Ebay and in Dublin.

Finest Known 1871 $5 Gold Half Eagle Stolen

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Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:58pm — NCIC
Montgomery County, MD authorities are investigating the theft of what is reported by the victim as the finest known 1871 $5 gold half eagle PCGS PR65+ Cam CAC 88466.65/25649343. The coin was stolen sometime between December 3,2015 and January 14,2016.

Assistance Requested

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Oklahoma Law Enforcement officials are requesting assistance in locating any dealer who may have come into contact with a subject identified as Jarrod Petitt or Pettit (white male). The investigation involves the sale of counterfeit gold Perth bars to coin and pawn shops in the Midwest.

Anyone with information should contact:

Doug Davis
817-723-7231
Doug@numismaticcrimes.org

Fugitive Treasure Hunter Nabbed in Florida Hotel

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After two years on the lam, fabled treasure hunter Tommy Thompson’s luck ran out. U.S. Marshals caught up with him this week at an upscale West Boca Raton hotel in Florida and arrested him and his long term companion, Alison Anteiker.

“The couple offered no resistance at the time of the arrest and readily admitted to being the targets of the extensive investigation,” the Marshals Service said in a news release. Authorities called Thompson “one of the most intelligent fugitives ever sought by the U.S. Marshals.”

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