The Case of the Stolen Presidential Coin Collection
Editor’s Note: For nearly 60 years, the feature-rich pages of Coins magazine, Numismatic News’ venerable sister publication, have tracked the history, fun and the growth of this great hobby, while also attracting new collectors to pursue what was once deemed the “hobby of kings.” Dusting off these time-aged issues, from the early 1960s and beyond, each installment of “Past Times with Coins,” written by its former longtime editor, explores what nuggets of interest they contain.
As the February 1963 issue of Coins magazine pointed out, it’s unusual to have a former U.S. president show up at a coin show. But that is exactly what happened at the Midwest Coin Convention Nov. 23-25, 1962, at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Mo.
Former President Harry S. Truman and former Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder were there looking for coins – not ones to buy for their collections – but for coins stolen from the Harry
