AKRON – It seems like a plot out of a Hollywood movie: thieves break into a vacant storefront, carve their way through a wall and armed with a torch, get their hands on what is inside a loaded safe.
But Akron Police detectives believe that scenario is exactly what happened at Chet’s Coin Shop sometime this past weekend.
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The shop’s owner, 73-year-old, Chester Endress lost some rare coins in the heist, including a 1795 half dime and a 1925 Buffalo nickel worth an estimated $50,000.

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