Rare Coins Taken In Hastings Burglary - Investigation Started

Police are investigating a residential burglary during which a number of rare and collectable coins were stolen.

The incident occurred at a house in Athelstan Road, Hastings, between 1am and 9.30am on Wednesday 13 August.

A full list of the stolen items – worth tens of thousands of pounds combined – are listed below:

• The Queen Elizabeth II £5 Coin Pair

• The Queen Elizabeth II ‘Longest-Reigning Monarch’ 22-Carat Gold Proof £1 Coin

• The Queen Elizabeth II ‘Longest-Reigning Monarch’ 22-Carat Gold Proof £2 Coin

• Luxury Presentation Box For Two Coins

• The NEW 2016 United Kingdom 22-Carat Gold Sovereign

• The Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday 22-Carat Gold Proof £5 Coin

• The NEW Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday Pure Gold Diamond-Set Proof Coin

• The NEW Platinum Wedding Anniversary Solid 22-Carat Gold Proof £5 Coin (2007)

• The NEW UK 2017 Gold Proof Piedfort Sovereign

• The UK's NEW Gold Proof 5-Coin Sovereign Collection

• The United Kingdom's NEW 2018 Gold Proof Piedfort Sovereign

• The UK's NEW 2018 40th Anniversary of the Snowman Gold Proof 50p Coin

• The NEW Queen's Coronation Jubilee Solid 22-Carat Gold Proof £5 Coin

• The NEW Platinum Jubilee of the Queen Platinum Proof £5 Coin

Anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity in the area around that time, or anyone who has seen either of these items listed for sale, is asked to report it online or call 101, quoting crime reference 47250160038.