getting away with diamond broaches and a sword, a string of pearls. the jewels so precious officials say they can t put a price on them the museum director said the stolen treasures from the 18th century were handed down over generations. the green vault in dresden s royal palace is one of europe s oldest museums, home to 4,000 artifacts including the 41 carat dresden green diamond. it and more than a dozen other valuables are safe and sound tonight in new york to the metropolitan museum of arts. tonight investigators in germany are combing for clues. they think someone set a fire to plunge the area into darkness but so far no sign of the brazen thieves or dresden s priceless treasures. kelly cobiella, nbc news why so many are giving the gift of travel this season the deals you won t want to miss
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europe s oldest museums and then made off with priceless treasures. the value of those items so great, authorities say their worth simply is incalculable. now a manhunt is under way. how did they get away scot-free? phil black joins me live from london. phil has been covering the story. you see some of the priceless treasures that were in the museum taken away, i guess, in broad daylight this heist was. police now trying to find the perpetrators, as they remain on this manhunt around germany. phil black joins me now, live from london. reporter: jim, by the initial description when you first think about it, this sounds like some incredibly elaborate movie-style heist. but the reality was far simpler. from the local police today, something not much more than a smash and grab.
of forging artifacts in the holy land. deep in the basement of the israeli antique authority, right from raiders of the lost ark, priceless treasures and bogus trash. we see encryptions going all the way around this but it is just a jumble of letters and it means nothing. nothing whatever. the fakes were made to be sold to unsuspecting tourists, and other techniques are used to fool professionals. take this which is from the iron age going back approximately 3,000 years. this is authentic. what does a forger do? he puts an encryption on this and you are fooled. the encryptions add great value when it can be tied to a character from the bible. an object that costs $200 and
of forging artifacts in the holy land. deep in the basement of the israeli antique authority, right from raiders of the lost ark, priceless treasures and bogus trash. we see encryptions going all the way around this but it is just a jumble of letters and it means nothing. nothing whatever. the fakes were made to be sold to unsuspecting tourists, and other techniques are used to fool professionals. take this which is from the iron age going back approximately 3,000 years. this is authentic. what does a forger do? he puts an encryption on this and you are fooled. the encryptions add great value when it can be tied to a character from the bible. an object that costs $200 and