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Australian Coins, Banknotes and Exonumia => Australian Medals, Tokens, Exonumia, and PNCs => Topic started by: purplepennyhunter on September 13, 2014, 06:13:45 PM

Title: STOLEN 1873 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Half Ounce Token in Brass
Post by: purplepennyhunter on September 13, 2014, 06:13:45 PM
Read this on the silver stackers forum. Don't have any further info but something to look out for.

1873 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Half Ounce Token (http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-56380-stolen-item-alert-1873-port-phillip-kangaroo-office-half-ounce-token.html)
Title: RE: STOLEN 1873 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Half Ounce Token in Brass
Post by: robbiegal on September 13, 2014, 06:29:59 PM
looks like some real bright sparks on that forum  ... not
Title: RE: STOLEN 1873 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Half Ounce Token in Brass
Post by: accumulator on September 14, 2014, 12:43:53 PM
Geez there's some scum around, hope their stupid enough to try to sell it !
Title: RE: STOLEN 1873 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Half Ounce Token in Brass
Post by: ausjack on September 14, 2014, 02:25:04 PM
Yeah second that accu :( but then there are goodies like you around mate so we just have to try and avoid/ignore the baddies :friends:
Title: RE: STOLEN 1873 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Half Ounce Token in Brass
Post by: robbiegal on September 14, 2014, 03:17:28 PM
my coin dealer had a 1923 halfpenny stolen at an interstate show recently
Title: RE: STOLEN 1873 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Half Ounce Token in Brass
Post by: Unicorn on September 14, 2014, 03:37:12 PM
Tell me, does stealing a brass token make them Brazen Thieves?
Title: RE: STOLEN 1873 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Half Ounce Token in Brass
Post by: robbiegal on September 14, 2014, 07:14:08 PM
well the dealer would have been brassed off about it for sure
Title: RE: STOLEN 1873 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Half Ounce Token in Brass
Post by: purplepennyhunter on September 14, 2014, 07:38:08 PM
Selling it might not even get the thief a brass razoo.