$82,000 Gold Nugget Stolen From Long Beach Coin Show
$82,000 Gold Nugget Stolen From Long Beach Coin Show We guess gold demand really is picking up... In Long Beach this past week, a mon... A 27-ounce gold nugget worth $82,000 was stolen from a Long Beach coin expo. The theft was reported by Utah-based coin dealer Bob Campbell, who reported it to security cameras. The thief exploited a flaw in the display case to steal the nuget, which is a rare survivor from a time when most finds were melted down. Campbell is offering $10,000 as a reward for its safe return. This incident marks Campbell's most significant loss at a coin show, emphasizing the historical value of the gold and its potential for its recovery.
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$82,000 Gold Nugget Stolen From Long Beach Coin Show
We guess gold demand really is picking up...
In Long Beach this past week, a monster-sized gold nugget that is worth $82,000 was stolen from a coin expo and now, ironically, $10,000 is being offered as a reward for its safe return, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles.
Bob Campbell, a Utah-based coin dealer and owner of the gold nugget, reported a theft at his booth, captured by security cameras. The video revealed a man exploiting a flaw in the display case to steal the nugget, which weighs about 27 ounces.
"He's trying locks, looks to see who's watching," Campell told Fox watching the video.
Approximately 30 seconds after tampering with the case, the thief concealed the nugget, casually checked his surroundings, and left the scene.
Campbell said this incident marks his most significant loss at a coin show, emphasizing not just the monetary worth of the gold, but its historical value as well.
The nugget, unearthed during the California Gold Rush near the Oregon border, is a rare survivor from a time when most such finds were melted down.
With the nugget's unique history at risk of being lost if melted down, Campbell is hopeful that public recognition of the thief from the footage will lead to the recovery of the artifact.
He concluded, lamenting: "The bigger the nugget, the more they're worth. It's not uncommon to see them go for two, three, even four times the gold value."
Tyler Durden
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 22:45
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