The Numismatic Crime Information Center, NCIC, has requested collectors and dealers help after a large number of coins were stolen in a residential burglary. The theft happened in Williamson County, Tennessee but the date of the crime was not disclosed. A significant number of coins were stolen, most of which had been graded by ANACS.
Here is just a partial list of what was stolen in the Tennessee crime:
- 1951, $.05, Proof Jefferson, PR67 toned, ANACS 5309758
- 1955, $.05, Proof Jefferson, PR67 toned, ANACS 5309762
- 1923, $1.00, Peace Silver Dollar, MS64 bright luster, ANACS 5320471
- 1902-O, $1.00, Morgan Silver Dollar, MS63 DDO eye & ear, HL40, NGC 1988362-288
- 1881-S, $1.00, Morgan Silver Dollar, MS64 super nice, PCGS 38679658
- 1953, $.05, Proof Jefferson, problem-free coin – RAW
- 1953, $.10, Proof Roosevelt, Silver, Gem mintage 128,000 – RAW
- 1886, $1.00, Morgan Silver Dollar, uncirculated coin, nice grade – RAW
- 1883-O, $1.00, Morgan Silver Dollar, uncirculated, end roll tone – RAW
- 1908, $20.00, Gold coin, MS62 no motto, ANACS 5325574
- 1886-S, $5.00, Gold coin, EF45 cleaned, ANACS 5325575
- 1978-S, $1.00, Ike Dollar, Proof, ANACS 5325576
- 1900-O, $1.00, Morgan Silver Dollar, ANACS 5325577
- 1879-CC, $1.00, Morgan Silver Dollar, Capped Die, Top 100, VF cleaned, ANACS 5325578
- 1944-S, $.50, Tooled, EF45 cleaned, ANACS 5325579
- No Date, $.25, Standing Liberty 1917-1924, O3, ANACS 5325580
- 1976, $.25, AU50, ANACS 5325581
- 1966, $.10, EF45, ANACS 5325582
- 1970-D, $.10, corroded, EF45, ANACS 5325583
- 1977-D, $.10, AU58, ANACS 5325584
- 1999-D, $.10, MS63, ANACS 5325585
- 1902, $.05, VG10, ANACS 5325586
- 1907, $.05, VG10, ANACS 5325587
- 1911, $.05, VG10, ANACS 5325588
- 1847, $.01, corroded, VF, ANACS 5325589
- 1896, $.01, G06, ANACS 5325590
- 1906, $.01, damaged, VG, ANACS 5325591
- 1907, $.01, damaged, VG, ANACS 5325592
- 1943, $.01, corroded, EF, ANACS 5325593
Further, detectives are looking for any dealer who may have done business with either William “Bradley” Caldwell of Columbia, TN or Russel Arden Shelton of Nashville, Tennessee.
Anyone with information on this Numismatic Crime please contact Detective Scott Keen at (615) 790-5554 ext. 3226 or scott.keen@williamsoncounty-tn.gov, RE: Case #2020-935.
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