Trio Charged With Attempting to Sell Stolen Coins

Greenburgh — Police have arrested three men accused of trying to sell two stolen 1790s silver dollars to a local jeweler.

Police said they got a tip on Tuesday that someone might be pawning rare coins — 18th century silver dollars. One worth $25,000 and the other $15,000 — both stolen from a Washington, D.C., dealer.

Police said that the tipster said the coins were stolen in a cache during a strong-arm robbery on June 11, might be taken to the Tarrytown Jewelry Store at 299 N. Central Ave.

Detectives staked out the store then arrested Melvin Simon, 52, Charles Mobley, 50, and Gregory Barnes, 62. All three were charged with two felony counts of criminal possession of stolen property.

Simon and Mobley were also charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument after police recovered forged driver's licenses and military identifications from them. Police said both men tried to use false names to skirt outstanding arrest warrants from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Simon and Mobley have extensive criminal histories for numerous violent felonies, police said.