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<p>[QUOTE="Tom B, post: 1599843, member: 11854"]The USPS <i>does </i> cover insurance on coins. Some USPS employees will ask the contents of your package and if you tell them "coins" they interpret it to mean "cash" and cash is <i>not </i> covered by USPS insurance. However, both numismatic related coins and bullion are fully insured by the USPS if you purchase insurance. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you sent the package with Delivery Confirmation and it was delivered with no notation of any damage on the package then ebay/PayPal will consider you to have fulfilled your obligation and the USPS will not consider the package lost or eligible for an insurance payout. In other words, you will be in the clear. If you <i>did not </i> use Delivery Confirmation then ebay/PayPal will rule in the buyer's favor and take the funds away from you since you did not adhere to their requirements. Additionally, if the USPS delivered the package and made no note of any damage to the package then the USPS will consider the delivery complete and will not give you anything for any insurance purchased.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am assuming you did not use Signature Confirmation instead of Delivery Confirmation for this sale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tom B, post: 1599843, member: 11854"]The USPS [i]does [/i] cover insurance on coins. Some USPS employees will ask the contents of your package and if you tell them "coins" they interpret it to mean "cash" and cash is [i]not [/i] covered by USPS insurance. However, both numismatic related coins and bullion are fully insured by the USPS if you purchase insurance. If you sent the package with Delivery Confirmation and it was delivered with no notation of any damage on the package then ebay/PayPal will consider you to have fulfilled your obligation and the USPS will not consider the package lost or eligible for an insurance payout. In other words, you will be in the clear. If you [i]did not [/i] use Delivery Confirmation then ebay/PayPal will rule in the buyer's favor and take the funds away from you since you did not adhere to their requirements. Additionally, if the USPS delivered the package and made no note of any damage to the package then the USPS will consider the delivery complete and will not give you anything for any insurance purchased. I am assuming you did not use Signature Confirmation instead of Delivery Confirmation for this sale.[/QUOTE]
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