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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benveniste, post: 1202954, member: 25547&quot;]In 2002, I lost an 1855-D 5 dollar gold coin when I sent it to PCGS for a regrade.&nbsp; (PCGS EF-40 holder, VF-20 coin in my opinion).&nbsp; A little while later, a postal worker was arrested for stealing coins at post office used by PCGS.</p><p><br /></p><p>It took two tries for the Boston main post office to give me the correct form for filing a claim.&nbsp; The post office inspector assigned to my claim was quite demanding when it came to proof of value.&nbsp; I had insured the coin for what I had paid for it and provided both a record of that transaction and photographs of the coin, but I eventually ended up sending a printout from a Numismedia price guide and signing an affidavit of value.</p><p><br /></p><p>All told, I got a check for the insured amount after about 4 months.&nbsp; USPS did not refund the postage, naturally.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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