ORLANDO, Fla. – Robbers in surgical masks pulled off a $4 million coin heist at knifepoint outside a coin dealers convention, getting away with gold, silver and a rare 1843 set of currency once owned by President John 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 outside a luxury hotel when a robber in a surgical mask and a hooded sweater grabbed him from behind and held a knife to his throat, witnesses and the victim told authorities. Two other masked men grabbed a suitcase from the SUV, according to authorities.
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