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Message:: [QUOTE="d_lairson, post: 289815, member: 8441"]I just got back from the post office, where I tried to send, about a week and a half ago, a box of coins to India. There were no high value items, but there were some 40% silver Ike's in the box. I labeled the box "numismatic Items" and insured it. When I went to the post office today, they gave me back the box, which was mangled to h**l and they had me check the box to see if any of the contents were missing. The only items missing from the box were the presidential dollars and all of the silver coins. The postal employee told me that it probably got caught in a machine and some of the contents fell out, but I find that hard to believe as everything was in an envelope or 2X2 taped to a cardboard sleeve, and only some or the items were missing. The post office said I can file a clam against the lost items, but how should I determine value? What is the current value of an unc pres dollar? Or of a 1972 & 1973 40% silver Ike? THe post office employee told me that I should not label boxes as "numismatic items" any more because more people are figuring out what that means because of the commercials that the mint is running about collecting coins. She said that I should try something like "sample metallic rounds" or something like that. What is the best thing to label a box contents as? and how should I figure insurance value on the coins I send? Thanks,David[/QUOTE]