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$100K worth of dimes stolen from truck in Philadelphia parking lot

The truck was hauling $750,000 in coins from the U.S. Mint, police said.

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PHILADELPHIA – The break-in at a Philadelphia parking lot wasn’t a nickel-and-dime case. Just dimes.

Police are looking for whoever broke into a trailer carrying $750,000 worth of dimes, a crime discovered Thursday that left coins scattered on the ground.

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An estimated $100,000 or more in dimes was stolen from the truck, which had picked up the coins from the U.S. Mint and was parked in the lot overnight, Philadelphia Police Capt. John Ryan told reporters.

Read the full report from NBC News.


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