| Error World is pleased to pass along the following alert that
was originally posted in the Error World message area by Mike Byers and
updated by Pete Bishal:
WARNING: Mark Lighterman had error coins stolen from his hotel
room at the Southport Hampton Inn, exit 103 off at US 65
during the evening of Wed April 4th 2001. If you come across any of
the following: contact Marion County Sheriff's Dept
317-231-8200. Here is a partial list of the MAJOR Mint Errors
that were stolen:
Standing Lib 25c struck on a cent planchet
Standing Lib 25c struck on a dime planchet
Walking Lib Half struck on a nickel planchet
1944 S 25c struck on a 1943 STEEL cent planchet
Flying Eagle Cent struck on a half dime planchet uniface
1899 Indian 1c struck on STRUCK Barber dime
186- Shield Nickel struck on a TWO cent planchet
ND Shield Nickel struck on a THREE CENT planchet
1970 Dime struck on a New Mexico TAX TOKEN
1905 Indian Cent struck on a dime planchet
SBA struck on a dime planchet
SBA struck on a nickel planchet
1987 Nickel struck on a CLAD QUARTER planchet
There was also a laptop, other errors, and at least 1000 (Collector)
Casino Chips stolen as well.
Most of the specific errors that I have listed are UNIQUE, FAMOUS,
and EASY TO IDENTIFY.
If ANY ONE is offered ANY of these pieces, please contact the Sheriff's
Department.
Mike Byers http://www.byersnc.com
Pete Bishal adds the following comments from Mark Lighterman:
The following is a list of those coins stolen from my room at the Hampton
Inn in Southport IN on Wed. April 4th, 2001. There is a reward put on the
return of these items by the ANA and any leads can contact either Mark
Lighterman (305) 595-7086 or Srgt. Casey (317) 231-8445 and explain
CASE# MP01219200
US Mint Error Coins
1970 Roosevelt Dime struck on a New Mexico Tax Token (Double
Denomination)
1858 Flying Eagle Cent Struck on a Half Dime Planchet
- Reverse Uniface (blank)
1905 Indian Head Cent struck on a Dime Planchet
1908 Indian Head Cent struck on a Dime Planchet with Piece
of copper struck into head
1925 Lincoln Cent Struck on a Dime Planchet
1936 Lincoln Cent Struck on a Dime Planchet
1865 Two Cent Piece Struck on a Three Cent Nickel planchet
Two Cent Piece Struck on a Cent Planchet (Without Rays)
Two Cent Piece Struck on a Cent Planchet (With Rays)
1858 Half Dime struck on a Silver Three Cent planchet
No Date Shield Nickel (Without Rays) Struck on a Three
Cent Nickel Planchet
1866 Shield Nickel (With Rays) Struck on a Cent Planchet
No Date Liberty Standing Quarter Struck on a Cent Planchet
No Date Franklin Half Dollar Struck on a Dime Planchet
No Date Walking Liberty Half Struck on a Nickel Planchet
1899 Indian Head Cent Struck on a already Struck Barbara
Dime (Double Denomination)
No Date Franklin Half Dollar Struck on a already Struck
Barber Dime (Double Denomination)
No Date Lincoln Cent Struck on a Washer (5% Off Center)
No Date Lincoln Cent Struck on a Washer- Reverse Uniface
(blank)
No Date Jefferson Nickel Struck on a Steel Washer
1967 Jefferson Nickel Struck on a Steel Washer
1969 Washington Quarter Struck on a Steel Washer
1944 S Washington Quarter Struck on a 1943 Steel Cent
Planchet (Transitional
194(?) Jefferson War Nickel Struck on an Unknown Planchet
No Date Quarter Struck on No Date Half Dollar Both on
a Dime Planchet (Triple Denomination)
No Date Lincoln Cent Struck on a Scalloped Foreign Planchet
(60% Off Center on at 3:00)
No Date Kennedy Half on a Cent Planchet
1976 No Date Kennedy Struck on a Cent Planchet
1969 S Washington Quarter Struck on a Liberia 25 Cent
Planchet (Bonded together)
No Date Quarter Silver Struck on a Dime Planchet - indented
Multi-error
1979 Lincoln Cent Struck on a 1978 Roosevelt Dime (or
1980/1979) 2 different dates
Paris Las Vegas Jetons (French Style chip)
$100 (2 Different plain and striped) ,
$50 (2 Different plain and striped),
$5 (Three Different, plain striped and 4 color inserts)
MGM Jeton (French style chip) $5 Flamingo Hotel $5.00
First Issue Die Cut Inlay Plain Edge un-drilled
(4) -Floridian 10 Red chips
350 (approx.) Grand Opening Palm Beach Princess $10 chips
1 box of 100 Blue Discovery Cruise Line $1 chips
1 $2.50 Club Royale Turquoise chip (First series)
5 $100 Imperial Empress Orange chips (Chipco)
1 Wilbur Clark Desert Inn (diamond mold) - Name miss spelled
and drilled with a hole
3 Double Row Boxes (Approx. 400 chips ) of Misc. Florida
Card room, Race Track, Indian and Cruse Ship chips. (Palm
Beach Kennel, Flagler, Florida Gaming,
Holiday Casino Cruises. Sun Club Club Royale, Star Dancer, Shuffles card
room)
1 Box of Florida Illegal club chips with names like:
Plantation C Mold , yellow, blue and
Red)
La Boheme Lazy S Mold
TH (with Palm Tree) Weave Mold chips
RV (with Diamond in center) $50.00 Salmon
color HCE Mold (River View Club)
RVC (REC) Mold chips $5 Off White colored
chips
La Paloma (Salmon and Green)
‘239' - Black (HUB) mold chips |
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