Thieves steal ancient solid gold helmet from Dutch museum

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This weekend a precious, solid gold helmet on loan from Romania was stolen in a dramatic museum heist in the Netherlands. Surveillance footage shows the thieves blowing up a door into the Drents Museum and, within minutes, making a run for it with the artIfact. Private art theft investigator Arthur Brand talks with Host Carolyn Beeler about the challenges of ever getting it back.

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