A prominent collection of Scottish coins was stolen almost 18 years ago. The hunt is still on to retrieve these coins. Just how do you track a coin collection that went off the grid in 2007?
The “who done it?” surrounding this collection has evolved into an almost Agatha Christie-style detective story. Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby (1935–2018) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as a member of Parliament for Hitchins (1974–1983) and North Hertfordshire (1983–1992) and as a member of the House of Lords (1992 –2015). He was also a well-known numismatist.
Sometime between June 6 and June 7, 2007, a collection of more than 1,000 Scottish coins spanning from the reigns of David I (1124–1153) to Alexander III (1249–1286) were stolen from the Stewartby home in Broughton,…
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World Coin News (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025