Crime & Safety

Thieves Steal $200K in Rare Coins from North Druid Hills Home

The armed robbers also tied up the 63-year-old homeowner and his 12-year-old daughter before stealing the coins late Saturday night.

Armed robbers stole about $200,000 worth of rare coins from a North Druid Hills home after they tied up the 63-year-old homeowner and his 12-year-old daughter late Saturday night, wsbtv.com reported Sunday.

The robbery occurred at a home on Gavinwood Place off North Druid Hills Road just west of .

From the report, which includes video:

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Police said two armed men went to the home at about 11:30 p.m. and forced the homeowner to open his safe which had $200,000 worth of precious coins inside. They then allegedly tied up the 63-year-old man and his 12-year-old daughter before taking off with the coins.

The victims described the robbers as masked men with dread-locked hair.

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