Third person charged with stealing 63,000 limited edition $1 Bluey coins

A third person has been charged in relation to the alleged theft of 63,000 limited-edition dollar coins imprinted with Bluey’s famous image.

A third person has been charged with stealing 63,000 unreleased limited-edition Bluey coins from a Sydney warehouse.

The 27-year-old woman was arrested about 6.55am on Tuesday after specialist police squads executed a search warrant in Green Valley, in Sydney’s southwest.

She was taken to Liverpool Police Station and charged with three counts of aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence and dispose of property worth less than $5000.

Police will allege she was the driver during the break-in at the western Sydney warehouse where the collectable coins were being stored.

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested over the alleged theft of limited-edition Bluey coins.

Police allege she was the driver during the break-in at the warehouse where the coins were stolen.

The 27-year-old woman will face Liverpool Local Court on Tuesday.

Her arrest comes more than three months after the coins were stolen from the warehouse in Wetherill Park, in western Sydney.

The unreleased coins had been produced by the Australian Mint with the image of the iconic Australian cartoon character Bluey.

Police launched an investigation under Strike Force Bandit and have since charged two men over the alleged theft.

During the arrests, officers seized 189 limited-edition $1 Bluey coins.

Police have noted the limited-edition coins are now being sold for 10 times their face value.

Sixty-three thousand unreleased limited-edition $1 Bluey coins produced by the Australian Mint were stolen. Picture: NSW Police

Police have recovered at least 1000 of the coins. Picture: NSW Police

The limited-edition coins were due to enter circulation in September but were stolen before they could be released.

In mid-August, police said they had recovered about 1000 of the 63,000 coins.

The stolen coins are different from a set of three coloured Bluey-themed coins released by the Royal Australian Mint in June. Those 90,000 $1 coins are being sold online for $20.

Bluey is an Australian animated series that has achieved international recognition and numerous awards for its depiction of a family of anthropomorphic dogs tackling life’s ups and downs together.