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Torch Wielding Thieves Arrested for Stealing $750,000 in Rare and Common Coins

Thieves arrested and in jail for coin robberyDec. 16, 2007 wasn’t a good day for Chester (Chet) Endress, a 73-year old coin collector and owner of Chet’s Coin Shop. That day thieves burglarized Mr. Endress’s business by cutting through an adjacent store wall.

The robbers then proceeded to torch the shop’s safe to steal approximately $750,000 worth of rare and common coins.

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