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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 10796384, member: 77639&quot;]The most secure way to ship coins in the U.S. is USPS registered mail.&nbsp;&nbsp; This mode has the cheapest insurance rate from my insurance company …$0.11 per $100 of value.&nbsp; Next cheapest is Fedex Priority Overnight at $0.18; regular Fedex Overnight is $0.20.&nbsp; Main problem with registered mail is that it’s slow.&nbsp; And postal clerks are glad to accept more money for your registered parcel to be labeled priority, but it won’t go a bit faster.&nbsp; I’ll often pay the higher insurance rate and use FedEx for speed.</p><p><br /></p><p>A big advantage of private insurance is that you are required to state a value of ZERO on the package and shipping company forms.&nbsp; You are also required to use a fairly large outer box and have a box in a box … both of these discourage theft and damage losses.&nbsp; And adult signature for receipt is required.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, with FedEx, you can have the package held for pickup if you’re concerned that the address will be looked-up and found to be a TPG service, dealer or auction house … will also prevent delivery person theft.&nbsp; Most FedEx facilities have video surveillance.&nbsp; Just be sure the recipient knows where to pick it up.&nbsp;&nbsp; But most importantly … insure it for full retail value and require an adult signature for receipt.</p><p><br /></p><p>PO boxes can also be googled to ascertain the owner in many cases.&nbsp; Google “Box 9458, Newport Beach, CA 92658” and see what comes up.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the thieves in the OP case know much about coins, they’ll crack-out the coins and send them to the other TPG service in small batches and sell to different dealers.&nbsp; But more likely, they’ll try to sell the lot as is and hopefully be busted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Three most important things about shipping coins: insure, insure, insure!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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