Rare historical items worth thousands of pounds have been stolen from a Hepworth home while the owners were away on holiday.
Initially police revealed that a collection of 277 antique medals had been stolen but now the owners have returned the full scale of the burglary at Farfield Avenue has been revealed.
Among the items taken were a silver necklace with a silver German 3-mark coin from late 18th/19th century with Kaiser Wilhelm on it. This item is extremely rare and has an unknown value.
Police say the burglary occurred between 10am on February 21 and 10.53pm on February 29 when a rear door to an extension was smashed.
However, the theft was not discovered immediately as the couple were away and their son told police what had happened.
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Other items stolen included a black ASUS laptop, approximately 1,200 of Euro notes in various denominations, and three rings including a male yellow gold wedding band, a yellow gold engagement ring with two small diamonds and a gold woman’s wedding ring with five diamonds.
The intruders also stole a Maurice Lacroix stainless steel watch with a white face, described as a slim dress watch, worth £1,000, and two Tag Heuer watches worth £3,200.
One watch had a stainless steel band with a plain white face, while the other watch is stainless steel with a black face.
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The thieves also took four antique ‘calling card holders’ described as late 18th/19th century, heavily engraved with swirls and flowers and worth £1,200, a Powershot digital camera and 15 model cars described as turn of the century diecast metal.
Anyone who can help should call 101 quoting crime reference 1690867.
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