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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ebunny, post: 1657154, member: 33560&quot;]Thanks for the info and help, Christian! Appreciate it very much.</p><p><br /></p><p>I send my coins to A.N.A.C.S. for authentication and grading because, being a novice coin collector, I&#039;m still learning and really need the authentication service. I also like the new A.N.A.C.S. clearview holders -- they do allow me to view the coins from every angle, and preserve the coins at the same time. I find A.N.A.C.S.&#039;s services okay.</p><p><br /></p><p>I started this thread because I recently had a bad experience with a freight-forwarding company. The insurance doesn&#039;t cover part of a shipment, neither will it cover coins, stamps, jewelry and other &#039;unusually expensive items&#039;, I believe. I had a consignment shipped via this company from the U.S. back to Singapore. A coin was missing from the consignment, although the rest of the consignment arrived with no problems.</p><p><br /></p><p>Freight-forwarding companies have to open the envelopes containing the coins shipped through them because they need to inspect the consignment to make sure that no prohibited or dangerous items [firearms, explosives, toxic chemicals, etc.] are being shipped through them. </p><p><br /></p><p>This freight-forwarding company is a decent enterprise. I&#039;ve been using their services since 2011 and have had several shipments pass through them. They handle miscellaneous issues such as tax refunds, too, and offer free storage for 30 to 60 days, depending on how often a customer uses their services. </p><p><br /></p><p>There hasn&#039;t been any issue until this last shipment. I believe the company&#039;s staff opened the envelopes containing the coins as usual, then accidentally dropped the missing coin somewhere in their warehouse. I doubt if any of their staff would steal just a coin -- he or she may as well take the whole consignment. I believe it was an accident but now the company says that their insurance won&#039;t cover the loss.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s still trying to assist me with the above loss, &#039;though, and I just wanted to find out if there&#039;s another way I can ship coins to and from the U.S. or any other country safely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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