Bought a few dimes from an eBay seller in Texas, shipping to Syracuse NY. I didn’t notice the auction ended 6 days later on a 1961 dime BU in a capsule. I bid $2.25, 74c shipping. Needed 1 capsule for a nice Mercury error coin I have. Didn’t want to wait for the group I already won, I decided to pay. Didn’t know if I’d even win 5 days out. So my package arrived today. Opened up, no coin, no capsule. A 1 1/2” slit on the non flap end of the envelope was surgically cut to access the contents. The flip was cut just enough to remove the capsule A lot of work for what turned out to be a $3 coin. But radioactive if the Postal Inspectors find you holding it I feel bad for them, but not that bad I’m buying another coin from the same seller. Just to watch the trail it takes Pics to follow
What pain in the side. I know it is a $3 coin, but you get excited with the purchase. Then you eagerly wait for the package, then nothing. So sorry.
I'm wondering if the package went thru one of the sorting machines and the rollers forced the coin out of the package.
This is quite feasible. Sorting machinery does not like more than paper in envelopes. One time I sent an elongated cent to a friend in a regular-type envelope; the envelope was delivered torn and the cent was nowhere to be found. Similarly, a friend recently sent a flash drive through the mail in a regular envelope. The envelope was delivered torn and open with the flash drive lost and nowhere to be found. They cost more but losses like these rarely happen when non-machinable bubble mailers are used.
Sorry to hear this happened to you. Be thankful it was an inexpensive coin. I did the best I could from your photos and it looks to me like it was processed by a machine. Again, sorry this happened.
Very true. I always have to use a padded mailer to send keys back to people I work for. Those sorting machines have no conscience. james
