Law enforcement agencies arrested persons who tried to sell gold coins from the late 19th century In the Surkhandarya province, the press service of the Department for Countering Economic Crimes said.
During an operation, Zh.A. and A.Zh were caught with physical evidence when they were selling a gold coin from the late 19th century to citizen A.E. for $100 thousand. The coin has the inscription “To Peter Bogdanov 1899”, weighs 61.69 grams and is classified as a cultural property.
Based on this fact, a criminal case was launched under Illegal purchase or sale of valuables, with investigation underway.
