Vintage coin collection in glass display case
Description
I lost my vintage coin collection in a small glass display case with a dark cherry wood frame and a brass latch. Yesterday around 3pm I was wandering Market Street by the Frederick County Courthouse near Carroll Creek Park and realized the case was missing from my backpack. The case is about 8x6 inches, with a cracked bottom edge; inside are roughly 35 coins from the late 1800s to early 1900s, including an 1865 Shield nickel and a 1901 Morgan silver dollar. The latch is engraved with my initials 'AP' and there's a small label on the bottom that says 'A. Patel Collection'—this is a Collectors Items collection, and it means a lot to me because it was inherited from my grandfather. If you found it, email me at [email protected].
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