Massive Gold Coin Worth Millions Stolen From German Museum

'Big Maple Leaf' gold coin on display at Berlin's Bode Museum.
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By Associated Press

March 27, 2017 at 12:32 PM UTC

Updated on

March 27, 2017 at 2:55 PM UTC

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Berlin (AP) -- Thieves broke into the German capital's Bode Museum before dawn Monday and made off with a massive 100-kilogram (221-pound) gold coin worth millions of dollars, police said.

Police spokesman Stefen Petersen said thieves apparently entered through a window about 3:30 a.m. Monday, broke into a cabinet where the "Big Maple Leaf" coin was kept, and escaped with it before police arrived.