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Rare currency collection stolen

Police are looking for public help to track down the culprits who stole a safe containing a currency collection, including a rare Canadian 1934 King George $20 bill.

Police are looking for public help to track down the culprits who stole a safe containing a currency collection, including a rare Canadian 1934 King George $20 bill.

The break-in at a residence near 54th Street and 37th Avenue happened sometime between 5 p.m. on Sunday and 3:20 p.m. on Monday, said RCMP. Inside the safe was a collection of various Canadian bills from 1954 to 1974, a large amount of rolled and loose coins, some of them old.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 403-343-5575 or call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or report online at www.tipsubmit.com.