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<p>[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 227385, member: 669"]I make my own safety envelope inserts.</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>Cut a piece of light weight corrugated cardboard slightly smaller than envelope size.</li> <li>With a razor, Xacto knife, etc., cut out a square slightly smaller than the coin's diameter (or exactly the size of a cardboard/mylar 2x2) from one side of the card.</li> <li>Carefully remove the corrugations in the exposed area.</li> <li>Gently press the coin/2x2 into the hole.</li> <li>Position the square of cardboard you removed in step 1 over the coin and secure it with Scotch tape.</li> <li>Put the insert in an envelope, address, add appropriate postage (including insurance/other special charges if necessary, and deposit in the mail or deliver to a postal employee.</li> </ol><p><br /></p><p>This method can be used for low value non-gold/silver coins, or 2x2s holding any type of coin. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 227385, member: 669"]I make my own safety envelope inserts. [list=1]Cut a piece of light weight corrugated cardboard slightly smaller than envelope size.[*]With a razor, Xacto knife, etc., cut out a square slightly smaller than the coin's diameter (or exactly the size of a cardboard/mylar 2x2) from one side of the card.[*]Carefully remove the corrugations in the exposed area.[*]Gently press the coin/2x2 into the hole.[*]Position the square of cardboard you removed in step 1 over the coin and secure it with Scotch tape.[*]Put the insert in an envelope, address, add appropriate postage (including insurance/other special charges if necessary, and deposit in the mail or deliver to a postal employee.[/list] This method can be used for low value non-gold/silver coins, or 2x2s holding any type of coin. ;)[/QUOTE]
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