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Rare Gold Coin Stolen From $4.2K Sold Auction Lot In Myerstown, State Police Say
A rare gold coin was stolen from a Lebanon County auction, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Jan. 8, 2024.
An 1851-O Liberty Head Quarter Eagle coin was sold as part of a lot from Kleinfelter's Auction Inc. in Myerstown on Dec. 13, 2023, according to state police.
Sometime between that day and Dec. 27, the coin was swapped for a standard, still in circulation, dime, investigators explained.
The auction staff did not notice the change in the change, so the dime was shipped to the winner of the lot. When they received the wrong coin and notified the auction house, the …
