Masked Robbers Steal $4M in Rare Coins
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A band of masked robbers pulled off a $4 million coin heist at knife point outside a convention, getting away with gold, silver, and a rare set of 1843 coins once owned by President Tyler, authorities said.
It was the second time in two years that the Florida United Numismatists’ annual coin show had been hit, and this year’s loss was much larger.
On Saturday, a Minnesota coin dealer’s employee was unloading an SUV in the valet parking lane of the Peabody Hotel when a robber wearing a surgical mask and a hooded sweater grabbed him from behind, held a knife to his throat, and forced him to the ground, witnesses and the victim told authorities.
While the robber kept witnesses at bay, two other men in surgical masks grabbed a suitcase from the SUV, the Orange County sheriff’s report states.
