Police: Rare Coins Valued at Up to $500,000 Stolen from Elderly Couple

After attending an antique coin show in Charlottesville on Saturday, April 14, an elderly couple returned home to the Annandale area only to have their collection—worth hundreds of thousands of dollars—stolen right out of the car in their own driveway, police said Tuesday.

Detectives believe the victims were targeted and that the suspect may have followed them home from the coin show. 

The couple, who live in the 3800 block of Stuart Circle, left the coins and bank notes in the car for "no more than 10 minutes," after they returned home, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

The items were inside three brown leather briefcases, two document holders and a leather backpack, which were all hidden under a blanket in the rear hatch area of the car.

Some of the items taken were:

• 1929 National Notes in increments of $5, $10 and $20 dollars. These notes are from but not limited to: The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg, the 2nd National Bank of Culpeper and Fauquier National Bank.
• There are also additional notes from these selected Virginia locations: Fairfax, Warrenton, Hot Springs, Staunton, Harrisonburg, Waynesburg, Strasburg, Roanoke, Marshall and Charlottesville.
• Numerous Confederate notes in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $50 and $500 stored in a document book with plastic holders.
• 1932 Indian Gold piece
• Numerous commemorative half dollars
• $1 gold pieces
• Confederate Obsolete notes (no other specifics)
• 1922 Plain penny
• Numerous U.S. small currency notes (no other specifics)
• 1909-S VBD penny
• Book of Confederate notes (no other specifics)
• Box of Indian Head and Lincoln pennies
• Two 1934 $1,000 notes
• 1934 $500 note     
• 1928 $500 note

Detectives are hopeful these stolen items may appear on the collectors’ circuit or at a future show. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), e-mail via our website at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637). A $100 to $1,000 cash reward will be paid for information that leads to an arrest. 

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