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<p>[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 1945540, member: 20480"]A few recommendations . . .</p><p> </p><p>1. Contact both NGC & PCGS with the photo and request that they put the serial number of the bill in their databases of stolen currency, as this bill may eventually be submitted for grading.</p><p>2. When you receive a package taped the way you did, open it in front of the postmaster, or at least a postal clerk who can attest to your claims.</p><p>3. Do not address envelopes, either to or from, with a company name that identifies the contents as potentially being of value . . . names including "coins, jewelry, currency, gems, etc." When I need to ship something to a buyer who has such a name, I request a simplified or abbreviated name, so as to remove that clue from the package.</p><p>4. Lightweight packages with high insurance coverage are prime targets of postal thieves. I've lost 7 packages in the mail (inbound & outbound combined), and every single one was a gold coin, likely for this particular reason. Consider adding something bulky or heavy in the package, and paying the extra dollar or two . . . it will be money well invested.</p><p> </p><p>- Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 1945540, member: 20480"]A few recommendations . . . 1. Contact both NGC & PCGS with the photo and request that they put the serial number of the bill in their databases of stolen currency, as this bill may eventually be submitted for grading. 2. When you receive a package taped the way you did, open it in front of the postmaster, or at least a postal clerk who can attest to your claims. 3. Do not address envelopes, either to or from, with a company name that identifies the contents as potentially being of value . . . names including "coins, jewelry, currency, gems, etc." When I need to ship something to a buyer who has such a name, I request a simplified or abbreviated name, so as to remove that clue from the package. 4. Lightweight packages with high insurance coverage are prime targets of postal thieves. I've lost 7 packages in the mail (inbound & outbound combined), and every single one was a gold coin, likely for this particular reason. Consider adding something bulky or heavy in the package, and paying the extra dollar or two . . . it will be money well invested. - Mike[/QUOTE]
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