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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1480708, member: 38849&quot;]<u>Depends on the coin</u>, of course.&nbsp; But the thread started:&nbsp; &quot;<u>...I was thinking about well-worn single coins, particularly large cents.</u>&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, no, you wouldn&#039;t handle uncirculated coins that way.&nbsp; Postage eats up your profits like crazy, and if slight modifications in your packaging and shipping can cut your costs in half, so be it.&nbsp; The best example I can think of, drifting from a non-machinable letter into a non-machinable package.&nbsp; Going from 1/4 inch to 5/16 inch thickness does it, unfortunately. </p><p><br /></p><p>Example from the USPS website:</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2 ounce non-machinable letter = <b>$0.85</b></p><p>2 ounce non-machinable &quot;package&quot; (over 1/4 inch thick) = <b>$1.95</b></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Read more: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t209239/#ixzz1zgjCvlet" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t209239/#ixzz1zgjCvlet">http://www.cointalk.com/t209239/#ixzz1zgjCvlet</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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