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Originally Published 2 months ago — by The Washington Post
Shortly after the Louvre heist, a small museum in Langres, France, was also robbed of around 2,000 gold and silver coins worth over $100,000, adding to the nation's turmoil over the daytime thefts.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by BBC
A series of high-profile museum robberies in France, including the theft of 2,000 gold and silver coins from the Musée de Langres and a major jewel heist at the Louvre, highlight significant security vulnerabilities across cultural institutions, with recent incidents revealing weak CCTV coverage and compromised alarm systems.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Excavators off Florida's Treasure Coast have uncovered $1 million worth of Spanish gold and silver coins from a 1715 shipwreck, offering valuable historical insights and highlighting the area's rich maritime history.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by DW (English)
Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of 483 Celtic gold coins from the Celtic-Roman Museum in Manching, Bavaria. The arrests were made during a police operation in the Schwerin area of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The stolen gold coins, considered one of the largest Celtic gold finds of the 20th century, have an estimated commercial value of €1.6 million. Part of the gold treasure has been recovered, and more details are expected to be revealed soon.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox News
Gold coins believed to be from the 15th century and possibly owned by a local merchant during the Battle of Bosworth Field, where Richard III was killed, have been found in Leicestershire, England. The coins will be put up for auction and could fetch nearly $25,000. Bosworth Field has been a popular place for treasure findings in the past, including a gold angel of Richard III found in 2012. Richard III reigned for just two years and was defeated and killed by Henry Tudor on the battlefield.