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Reward Pamphlet for the Recovery of the Waldo Newcome Reward Pamphlet for the Recovery of the Waldo

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Reward Pamphlet for the Recovery of the Waldo Newcome Reward Pamphlet for the Recovery of the Waldo
<B>Reward Pamphlet for the Recovery of the Waldo Newcomer Collection.</B></I> This pamphlet is dated September 30, 1913. Famed coin collector and president of the National Exchange Bank of Baltimore, Waldo Newcomer, suffered a burglary. One of the electricians who installed Mr. Newcomer's new burglar alarm, Frederick Holtz, rented a safe deposit box and paid for it with a $50 California gold piece. This set off a chain of events that led back to Mr. Holtz. Of the 1250 coins reported stolen, only 151 were discovered in the safe deposit box, but that represented 60% of the $30,000 value of the missing coins. Mr. Holtz apparently had dumped $2,442 face in silver in the Hudson River. This twelve page pamphlet has a detached cover. It lists the stolen coins and is a great piece of numismatic history for the bibliophile or numismatic student.