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<p>[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 26753067, member: 74863"]That would be US Customs and they can do whatever they want. I used to drive a truck across the Canadian border for my employer. My company would print name and addresses on a page for a calendar and trim them to the correct size. </p><p>One day I had 6 pallets of pages but they were for 2 separate months. Customs seized the truck and held the truck for a few days short of a month. I had to call my daughter to come and pick me up. The reason they seized the truck was to the Customs official that inspected the truck, claimed it was a calendar not pages for a calendar. I was s 10 pages short of a full calendar but not to Customs. </p><p>When they finally cleared the truck, which was after they agreed it was just pages for a calendar, I had to get a ride back up to the border to pick it up. That was 18 miles. The agent that seized the truck got a good piece of my mind. </p><p>They can do whatever they want. The laws are written that way. The book they have is about 15 inches thick and it describes everything known to man. Not sure how to deal with a coin but I’m sure you’ll have to deal with US Customs. Some coins are not allowed to enter the US due to their country of origin, and that’s regardless of their age.</p><p>Best wishes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 26753067, member: 74863"]That would be US Customs and they can do whatever they want. I used to drive a truck across the Canadian border for my employer. My company would print name and addresses on a page for a calendar and trim them to the correct size. One day I had 6 pallets of pages but they were for 2 separate months. Customs seized the truck and held the truck for a few days short of a month. I had to call my daughter to come and pick me up. The reason they seized the truck was to the Customs official that inspected the truck, claimed it was a calendar not pages for a calendar. I was s 10 pages short of a full calendar but not to Customs. When they finally cleared the truck, which was after they agreed it was just pages for a calendar, I had to get a ride back up to the border to pick it up. That was 18 miles. The agent that seized the truck got a good piece of my mind. They can do whatever they want. The laws are written that way. The book they have is about 15 inches thick and it describes everything known to man. Not sure how to deal with a coin but I’m sure you’ll have to deal with US Customs. Some coins are not allowed to enter the US due to their country of origin, and that’s regardless of their age. Best wishes.[/QUOTE]
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