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Everything You Need to Mail a Valuable Coin
Every coin collector or dealer is certainly aware that when it comes to shipping any part of their collection or inventory, it can, at times, be a tricky or even risky enterprise. This is partly due to the fact that the most common package transport companies, like United Parcel Service or the US Postal Service for instance, have clauses in their service agreements that permit them to automatically reject any insurance claim for ‘misplaced’ packages containing coins. Their rationale for this is based on the assertion that the contents are of ‘unusual value’, or that they are prohibited from allowing them to be shipped in the first place. One the one hand, if the coins are packed in a proper and secure fashion there will likely be few issues to be concerned about, and the shipment will arrive at its …