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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4298106, member: 66"]You were told wrong, probably by a clerk misinterpriting the regs. You can't ship CASH (except by Registered mail) and many postal clerks think that since coins are cash they can't be shipped. But collectible coins are an exception to the "can't ship cash" rule. They can be shipped and insured and the insurance will pay based on the collectible value not the face value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now as to the Registered Mail packages sent to Germany. If you check the regulations you will find that Registered mail will pay the declared value on all domestic shipments, but that once a Registered Mail package leaves the country the MAXIMUM reimbursement is $49 no matter how much the declared value is.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes to international shipping about the only way to have your packages insured is to use a third party insurer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4298106, member: 66"]You were told wrong, probably by a clerk misinterpriting the regs. You can't ship CASH (except by Registered mail) and many postal clerks think that since coins are cash they can't be shipped. But collectible coins are an exception to the "can't ship cash" rule. They can be shipped and insured and the insurance will pay based on the collectible value not the face value. Now as to the Registered Mail packages sent to Germany. If you check the regulations you will find that Registered mail will pay the declared value on all domestic shipments, but that once a Registered Mail package leaves the country the MAXIMUM reimbursement is $49 no matter how much the declared value is. When it comes to international shipping about the only way to have your packages insured is to use a third party insurer.[/QUOTE]
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