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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 4296886, member: 77639"]First, especially if you are a dealer, get private insurance. I'm a collector and I have it. Not only will they pay the full insured value if a package is lost, but when you send via registered mail, you put a big fat zero as the value on the USPS form. This makes the package much less attractive to thieves. Hopefully, your return address does not indicate a coin dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are mailing domestically, they should not ask what's in the box. If they do, say it's business papers, which won't be a lie because there will be an invoice or receipt in there. If mailing internationally, you have to consider the PO on the other end and whether they will inspect the package. You could put down "tokens" and maybe get away with it. Some foreign countries consider all ancient coins that may have originated in that country to be government property. You should look into FedEx for foreign shipments, but it might be expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 4296886, member: 77639"]First, especially if you are a dealer, get private insurance. I'm a collector and I have it. Not only will they pay the full insured value if a package is lost, but when you send via registered mail, you put a big fat zero as the value on the USPS form. This makes the package much less attractive to thieves. Hopefully, your return address does not indicate a coin dealer. If you are mailing domestically, they should not ask what's in the box. If they do, say it's business papers, which won't be a lie because there will be an invoice or receipt in there. If mailing internationally, you have to consider the PO on the other end and whether they will inspect the package. You could put down "tokens" and maybe get away with it. Some foreign countries consider all ancient coins that may have originated in that country to be government property. You should look into FedEx for foreign shipments, but it might be expensive. Cal[/QUOTE]
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