• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / DCI investigating missing coins at Historical Society

DCI investigating missing coins at Historical Society

June 1, 2007 By admin

The state Division of Criminal Investigation is launching a probe into the disappearance of more than two-dozen rare and valuable coins from the State Historical Building in Des Moines. Jeff Morgan, a museum spokesman, says it’s not known if the 27 coins were stolen or if they’ve just been misplaced.

Morgan says staff members have been instructed to "redouble their efforts" in tracking the coins down as the DCI tries to solve the mystery. The coins, dating from the 1860s, vanished from a storage area and are reportedly worth more than $150,000.

Morgan says the Historical Building’s storage facility is huge and packed with all sorts of one-of-a-kind items. He says: "Our permanent collection is held in a storage area beneath the state Historical Building. There are 110-thousand different artifacts down there that tell the story of Iowa. It’s a vast collection."

Morgan says: "The coins date back to 1867. They are trial die pieces that were used as copies by the U.S. Mint to determine what they were going to look like as to how well they were going to be reproduced for permanent currency." Morgan says the coins originally belonged to Iowa Congressman John Kasson, who later became an assistant postmaster general in 1861 under President Lincoln. 

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Crime / Courts

Featured Stories

Reynolds signs her ‘school choice’ bill into law

Governor Reynolds touts 2024 Iowa Caucuses in Inaugural Address

University of Iowa grad presiding over U.S. House Speaker vote

Iowan who was oldest person in the U.S. dies

Iowa Lottery to start making some payments via debit cards

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Iowa State names new receivers coach

No. 2 Iowa visits No. 1 Penn State in wrestling dual Friday night

Iowa’s Clark brings increased exposure to women’s basketball

No. 18 Iowa State women visit TCU

Northern Iowa men host Valparaiso

More Sports

Archives

Copyright © 2023 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC