NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2007

CONSUMER ALERT

CONTACT: Susan Mc Millan

Telephone: 719-482-9850

email: consumerawareness@money.org

640 MINT OF POLAND COINS REPORTED MISSING AND PRESUMED STOLEN

The American Numismatic Association received a report that 640 Mint of Poland coins disappeared during transit between March 14 and March 16 and are presumed stolen. The coins were en route from the Mint of Poland to Cypress, Texas. Ziggy Serwecinski, ANA Life Member and owner of Coin Matrix, Inc., says his missing coins are valued at approximately $23,000.

Anyone with information about the stolen items should contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at (713) 221-6000 or the ANA as soon as possible. Reference police case #:HC070021328

Use the following link to view images of the coins: http://www.coinmatrix.com/coinsalert.htm  

Quantity and Description of Coins:

  • 50-Poland 2006 Church in Haczow 20 Zlotych Silver Proof
  • 50-Poland 2006 Church in Haczow 2 Zlote Nordic Gold
  • 50-Poland 2007 Ignacy Domeyko 2 Zlote Nordic Gold
  • 10-Poland 2006 Piast Horseman Knight 10 Zlotych Silver Proof
  • 50-Poland 2007 Grey Seal 20 Zlotych Silver Proof
  • 20-Poland 2007 Grey Seal 2 Zlote - Nordic Gold
  • 50-Poland 2006 Aleksander Gierymski 20 Zlotych Silver Proof
  • 50-Poland 2006 Aleksander Gierymski 2 Zlote Nordic Gold
  • 50-Poland 2006 100Years of the Warsaw School of Economics 10 Zlotych Silver Proof
  • 50-Poland 2006 100Years of the Warsaw School of Economics 2 Zlote Nordic Gold
  • 50-Poland 2006 500Years Statutu Laskiego 100 Zlotych Gold Proof
  • 10-2005 Belarus Kamienny Kwiat 0 Rubles .925 Silver (oxidized)
  • 10-2005 Belarus Szymon Muzykant 0 Rubles .925 Silver (oxidized)
  • 10-2006 Belarus Maly Ksiaze 20 Rubles .925 Silver (oxidized)
  • 10-2006 Belarus 12 Months 20 Rubles .925 Silver (oxidized)
  • 10-2005 Belarus Snow Quin 20 Rubles .925 Silver (oxidized)
  • 10-2006 Belarus Szeherezada 20 Rubles .925 Silver (oxidized)
  • 100-Poland 2005 Pope John Paul II 10 Zlotych Silver Proof w/24-Karat Gold Plating

The American Numismatic Association will pay a reward up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any person committing burglary, theft or robbery of numismatic items from a member of the Association. For specific information about the ANA's reward program, go to www.money.org and click on "Consumer Awareness" > "Reward Program."

The American Numismatic Association is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to educating and encouraging people to study and collect money and related items. With nearly 32,000 members, the Association serves the academic community, collectors and the general public with an interest in numismatics. The ANA helps all people discover and explore the world of money through its vast array of programs including its education and outreach, museum, library, publications, conventions and seminars. For more information about the ANA, call 719.632.2646 or visit www.MONEY.org.


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