Bought a few dimes from an eBay seller in Texas, shipping to Syracuse NY. I didn’t notice the auction ended 6 days later on a 1961 dime BU in a capsule. I bid $2.25, 74c shipping. Needed 1 capsule for a nice Mercury error coin I have. Didn’t want to wait for the group I already won, I decided to pay. Didn’t know if I’d even win 5 days out. So my package arrived today. Opened up, no coin, no capsule. A 1 1/2” slit on the non flap end of the envelope was surgically cut to access the contents. The flip was cut just enough to remove the capsule A lot of work for what turned out to be a $3 coin. But radioactive if the Postal Inspectors find you holding it I feel bad for them, but not that bad I’m buying another coin from the same seller. Just to watch the trail it takes Pics to follow
What pain in the side. I know it is a $3 coin, but you get excited with the purchase. Then you eagerly wait for the package, then nothing. So sorry.
I'm wondering if the package went thru one of the sorting machines and the rollers forced the coin out of the package.
