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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1226143, member: 22331&quot;]<b>Thanks For The &quot;Expansion&quot;</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial">Thanks for the clarifying statement</font></font></b>: &quot;They usually just ask the usual if its anything liquid, fragile, or perishable. <b>Beyond that they should be asking much.</b>&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial">One of my most recent purchased shipments was a complete set of Uncirculated Franklin halves, in what I believe is a Capital Holder. The Holder is a large single page &quot;fragile&quot; holder consisting of </font></font></b><b><font size="2"><font face="arial"> the 35 coins in a cardboard page of pockets </font></font></b><b><font size="2"><font face="arial">sandwiched </font></font></b><b><font size="2"><font face="arial">between </font></font></b><b><font size="2"><font face="arial">2 plastic pages, secured together with plastic screws. The ~3/8&quot; thick &quot;assembly&quot; fits lengthwise with some clearance in a medium flat rate box, but has ~ 2.5&quot; height clearance. There was some additional paper in the box, but the assembly was unrestrained.</font></font></b></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></b></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial">The album assembly came in pieces with uncirculated coins rattling about.</font></font></b></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></b></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial">The shipment should have been labeled &quot;FRAGILE&quot;, but I believe the packaging would not have protected the album. The majority of destructive postal occurrences that I&#039;ve viewed, have been when sellers ship coins in the plastic screw cap tubes, contained by an economical flexible padded pouch.</font></font></b></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></b></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial">I recognize that the tactful inquiry by postal employees avoids conflict, but doesn&#039;t meet shipping regulations, nor benefit the recipient, inasmuch as I have yet to hear an affirmative response when customers receive this pleasant inquiry.</font></font></b></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></b></p><p><b><font size="2"><font face="arial"></font></font></b><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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