madfranks
30th June 2011, 12:29 PM
I have no sympathy for the pawn shop owner who didn't even care enough to look at the coins to determine they were steel before handing out over $1000 for them. Steel and silver are so utterly distinct from one another I can't figure out how they didn't figure this out at first. Just the cling of the coin would be enough.
Link Here (http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110628/NEWS/110629715/1084/NEWS?Title=Man-passes-counterfeit-coins-at-local-pawn-shop&tc=ar)
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By Lisa Rogers (lisa.rogers@gadsdentimes.com)
Times Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 5:58 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 5:59 p.m.
Police are looking for information about a man who sold 40 fake silver dollars to a pawn shop on Friday, Gadsden Police Capt. Regina May said.
The owner of Mal’s Pawn Shop on Broad Street bought the coins, which were sealed in a coin display book, for $1,120, May said. After the man who sold the coins left the store, the coins were more closely inspected and were determined to be steel, May said.
“They are counterfeit and look very authentic,” she said.
May said the man attempted to sell gold coins to another pawn shop earlier in the day, but was unsuccessful.
The man who sold the coins provided a New Jersey driver’s license, according to May, that apparently turned out to be fraudulent. He spoke with an accent not from the South.
May said the man is black, about 5 feet 11 inches or 6 feet tall.
He is heavy-set and wears glasses, and is believed to have been driving an older-model white Cadillac.
May said other merchants should be on guard against a similar scam.
Anyone who has information about the man is asked to call Gadsden Police detective John Hallman, 256-549-4645.
Link Here (http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110628/NEWS/110629715/1084/NEWS?Title=Man-passes-counterfeit-coins-at-local-pawn-shop&tc=ar)
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By Lisa Rogers (lisa.rogers@gadsdentimes.com)
Times Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 5:58 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 5:59 p.m.
Police are looking for information about a man who sold 40 fake silver dollars to a pawn shop on Friday, Gadsden Police Capt. Regina May said.
The owner of Mal’s Pawn Shop on Broad Street bought the coins, which were sealed in a coin display book, for $1,120, May said. After the man who sold the coins left the store, the coins were more closely inspected and were determined to be steel, May said.
“They are counterfeit and look very authentic,” she said.
May said the man attempted to sell gold coins to another pawn shop earlier in the day, but was unsuccessful.
The man who sold the coins provided a New Jersey driver’s license, according to May, that apparently turned out to be fraudulent. He spoke with an accent not from the South.
May said the man is black, about 5 feet 11 inches or 6 feet tall.
He is heavy-set and wears glasses, and is believed to have been driving an older-model white Cadillac.
May said other merchants should be on guard against a similar scam.
Anyone who has information about the man is asked to call Gadsden Police detective John Hallman, 256-549-4645.