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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1480502, member: 36230"]Go to the post office and grab a few of the free small flat-rate shipping boxes, then cut into whatever size needed to tightly sandwich the coin (in flip) in between two pieces and tape together. This gives a coin more immediate protection than a plain bubble-mailer does.</p><p><br /></p><p>If low-value and being shipped in a regular business envelope without tracking, make sure the pieces are close to the size of the envelope and be sure to ship <u>"non-machineable"</u> at the post office. While this costs a little more (still under $1) it will ensure the envelope is not handled in a way that will tear it and/or damage the coin inside. Keep as thin as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>If shipping with tracking, you can buy plain non-padded 6"x9" shipping envelopes and do the same with the small flat-rate box cardboard. For added protection, you can also buy a roll of bubble padding to wrap the sandwiched coin in before placing in said envelope. Cut to size. This is much cheaper than buying bubble mailers, unless you are only shipping one or two coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1480502, member: 36230"]Go to the post office and grab a few of the free small flat-rate shipping boxes, then cut into whatever size needed to tightly sandwich the coin (in flip) in between two pieces and tape together. This gives a coin more immediate protection than a plain bubble-mailer does. If low-value and being shipped in a regular business envelope without tracking, make sure the pieces are close to the size of the envelope and be sure to ship [U]"non-machineable"[/U] at the post office. While this costs a little more (still under $1) it will ensure the envelope is not handled in a way that will tear it and/or damage the coin inside. Keep as thin as possible. If shipping with tracking, you can buy plain non-padded 6"x9" shipping envelopes and do the same with the small flat-rate box cardboard. For added protection, you can also buy a roll of bubble padding to wrap the sandwiched coin in before placing in said envelope. Cut to size. This is much cheaper than buying bubble mailers, unless you are only shipping one or two coins.[/QUOTE]
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