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<p>[QUOTE="doug444, post: 1912559, member: 38849"]Padded envelopes are WORTHLESS for preventing damage. They can be folded, torn, punctured, or ripped open in handling. Heavy cardboard works much better, but of course, is not as convenient. When I sent valuable currency to Stack's, I put the bills between the pages of a large hardbound book. I did NOT send it as Media Mail, as that would be insurance fraud, and why defeat your purpose to save $3?</p><p><br /></p><p>The book was then sealed shut with nylon filament tape, wrapped with ordinary paper, insured, and sent. You could probably drop such a parcel out of an airplane without damaging the contents. However, this is overkill for a $100 bill.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="doug444, post: 1912559, member: 38849"]Padded envelopes are WORTHLESS for preventing damage. They can be folded, torn, punctured, or ripped open in handling. Heavy cardboard works much better, but of course, is not as convenient. When I sent valuable currency to Stack's, I put the bills between the pages of a large hardbound book. I did NOT send it as Media Mail, as that would be insurance fraud, and why defeat your purpose to save $3? The book was then sealed shut with nylon filament tape, wrapped with ordinary paper, insured, and sent. You could probably drop such a parcel out of an airplane without damaging the contents. However, this is overkill for a $100 bill.[/QUOTE]
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