BENBROOK (CBS 11 News) ? More than $200,000 in rare coins was gone in a flash.

The coin heist happened in the middle of the night at a business in the 8000 block of Camp Bowie West in Benbrook.

“They were $1,000 - $3,000 a piece,” said Ron Swiney, the coin seller. “They knew exactly what they were looking for I think.”

Police say the thieves came in through the ceiling, drilling through rebar and 8 inches of concrete into the vault.

“Then they got in there drilling a hole through the top of the safe with a rotor hammer drill,” Swiney said. “I think it probably took about three or four hours to drill that hole out of there.”

The thieves appeared to be in quite a frenzy. Any coins dropped were left behind.

“They missed this one,” Swiney said, holding a coin worth $35,000. “It’s the rarest coin of the Morgan Dollars, and it’s not in very good shape.” His only insurance was a surveillance camera. But the thieves cut it. “I figured sooner or later it would happen. Been lucky for 6 and a half years basically,” said Swiney.

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