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<p>[QUOTE="J.Cordeiro, post: 280561, member: 9902"]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">You will get many different opinions for this question. You will need to sort thru them and find what works for you.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I like Priority mail and Priority mail Flat Rate. The post office will mail you the boxes for free and if you <a href="https://sss-web.usps.com/cns/landing.do" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sss-web.usps.com/cns/landing.do" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue">”Clip and Ship”</span></a> your own labels, the U.S.Post Office will pick the packages up from your place and ship them out instead of you having to run down to the post office. You can read all about the particulars here- <a href="http://www.usps.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.usps.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue">U.S. Post Office.</span></a></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">If I am shipping out a single coin, I put it in either a cardboard 2x2 or a very small 2x2 “zip-lock” type baggie, wrap that in bubble wrap, and finally place it in the shipping box with either shredded newspaper or crumpled up newspaper.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">DO NOT LET THE COINS RUB UP AGAINST EACH OTHER! </font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Also, not only should you not hear coins rattling around when you shake the box, you should hear nothing. </font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">The same principle applies to any number of coins. If I ship bulk, they all go in what ever appropriate sized “zip-lock”, tape the bag tightly onto itself, wrap in bubble wrap…etc,etc.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">It may sound like a pain, by customers really appreciate receiving their coins in very secure condition.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">You also have the option of insurance and package tracking. Priority Mail International shipping is automatically insured up to a certain amount but as far as package tracking is some countries….forget about it.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I do not like the small bubble wrap envelopes; there small size worries me about getting misplaced too easily. If you are going to use them, I would suggest the 8x11 inch size (or there abouts.) </font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I hope this helps.</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J.Cordeiro, post: 280561, member: 9902"][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]You will get many different opinions for this question. You will need to sort thru them and find what works for you.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I like Priority mail and Priority mail Flat Rate. The post office will mail you the boxes for free and if you [URL="https://sss-web.usps.com/cns/landing.do"][COLOR=blue]”Clip and Ship”[/COLOR][/URL] your own labels, the U.S.Post Office will pick the packages up from your place and ship them out instead of you having to run down to the post office. You can read all about the particulars here- [URL="http://www.usps.com/"][COLOR=blue]U.S. Post Office.[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]If I am shipping out a single coin, I put it in either a cardboard 2x2 or a very small 2x2 “zip-lock” type baggie, wrap that in bubble wrap, and finally place it in the shipping box with either shredded newspaper or crumpled up newspaper.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]DO NOT LET THE COINS RUB UP AGAINST EACH OTHER! [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Also, not only should you not hear coins rattling around when you shake the box, you should hear nothing. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]The same principle applies to any number of coins. If I ship bulk, they all go in what ever appropriate sized “zip-lock”, tape the bag tightly onto itself, wrap in bubble wrap…etc,etc.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]It may sound like a pain, by customers really appreciate receiving their coins in very secure condition.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]You also have the option of insurance and package tracking. Priority Mail International shipping is automatically insured up to a certain amount but as far as package tracking is some countries….forget about it.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I do not like the small bubble wrap envelopes; there small size worries me about getting misplaced too easily. If you are going to use them, I would suggest the 8x11 inch size (or there abouts.) [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I hope this helps.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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