[LexBaird]

Was the exact number of coins stolen ever determined? 10 now, 9 in 1944, is 19. Was the Farouk coin one of the 9, or is it number 20?

[atomic_dog]

There were 10 sold by Switt that they know of, including the one sold to B. Max Mehl which went to Farouk and is now the legal one. 3 were seized by the Secret Service and 6 more were known about. These are in addition to the 10 coins that started this thread so most likely 20 were taken.

McCann was suspected of stealing over $1200 but was charged with $339.90 in coins. He took more than just $20 gold pieces. He pled guilty and was fined $500 and sentenced to server a year and a day at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary.

That means that there are probably 6 more out there. One is rumored to be at the bottom of New York Harbor, thrown there to prevent the government from recovering it. Not proven though and may be an urban legend. One was sold in 1937 to J. F. Bell of Chicago - not recovered. One was sold to T. James Clark of Jamestown NY.One sold to Fred C.C. Boyd of NYC - not recovered, may be the one said to have been thrown in the harbor. Two sold to C. Frank Williams of Cincinnatti - not recovered. One sold to James Stack of NYC - may have been recovered - not certain.