Why you should NEVER, I repeat, NEVER ship a slabbed coin in a #10 envelope...
Russ
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...Even if you do use a Safe-T-Mailer. This arrived in the mail today:
You may get away with it sometimes if the post office doesn't run it through the sorting machine, but if they do that is what will happen.
Russ, NCNE
You may get away with it sometimes if the post office doesn't run it through the sorting machine, but if they do that is what will happen.
Russ, NCNE
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Tom
Looks ok, hows that small spot on the reverse that looked like it got exposed?
I think they ran over that slab with a truck.
But Russ, you'd probably have cracked it out, dipped it, and get a 68DCAM anyways
<< <i>Please tell me it was insured ? This is unacceptable. What will you do ? >>
A simple reholder is all it needs; the coin is NOT damaged. I would go after the shipper and not the PO. I use that very method too, BUT ONLY with registered mail.
I hate when I get coins in envelopes. I haven't gotten a cracked one yet luckily. When I ship I always send them in a box.
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David
<< <i>I had that happen to me with a PCGS MS65BN 1914-D lincoln. I bought it from Teletrade. Nothing like getting a multi-thousand dollar coin in a #10 envenlope with a mear 16th of an inch of cardboard on each side to "protect" it. That's probably the second madest I've ever been over a coin.
David >>
And the first???
I did the exact same thing ONCE. I took it to FUN with me and HRH had it reholdered on the spot. Very class move!!
Jack
If there in an envelope they must go through the machine.
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<< <i>A simple reholder is all it needs; the coin is NOT damaged. >>
Yep, it'll go in for reholder. I would like to have had it in the green label slab, though. Would have added a little variety to the Birthmark Die family.
Russ, NCNE
is that yur basic letter envelope ?
Tom
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<< <i>A simple reholder is all it needs; the coin is NOT damaged. >>
Yep, it'll go in for reholder. I would like to have had it in the green label slab, though. Would have added a little variety to the Birthmark Die family.
Russ, NCNE >>
Does PCGS still reholder with a previous tag upon request?
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<< <i>Yep, it'll go in for reholder. I would like to have had it in the green label slab, though. Would have added a little variety to the Birthmark Die family. >>
Its a darn cryin shame that they can't/won't reholder using the original label; esp considering the circumstances. GRRR!!!
J
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<< <i>A simple reholder is all it needs; the coin is NOT damaged. >>
Yep, it'll go in for reholder. I would like to have had it in the green label slab, though. Would have added a little variety to the Birthmark Die family.
Russ, NCNE >>
Does PCGS still reholder with a previous tag upon request? >>
Nope, never.
Can't you request that PCGS use the same label?
Dennis
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I also had the exact same experience this week on a coin won on Ebay ; an 1896-O Barber Half Dollar in a PCGS VF20 holder. It was also sent in a corragated mailer in a #10 envelope. It was cracked along the top of the coin, same as this proof Kennedy. The seller will make it right, but I may just keep the coin "as is" as I was planning on cracking one of my few duplicates of the 96-O halves for my raw book. I guess that this coin was elected to be cracked out. ( Would've preferred one of the ANACS halves to have gotten the axe ! )
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<< <i>Can't you request that PCGS use the same label? >>
Nope, they won't do it.
Russ, NCNE
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I think padded envelopes with the coin also placed between an additional layer of bubble wrap or safe-t-mailer is too thick for the machines so the slabs won't crack. I've shipped loads that way with no problem.
I had a return in a #10 envelope (regular business envelope) and the slab got to me like Russ' did. PCGS reholdered it.
A well respected and experienced forum member sent me a coin packed like that (#10 w/ Safe-T-mailer) by Registered mail. It arrived safely. I assume he has sent many that way.
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<< <i>If you use a No.10 envelope with a corregated mailer and send a slab registered mail, is there still a problem with the USPS breaking slabs? Isn't registered mail handled differently than insured mail? >>
Generally registered is physically safer as well as security safer BUT I spose its possible to have something damaged. You can ask them to stamp it fragile. I have sent a few slabs in safe-T mailers via first class and bin lucky so far. Staples used to sell a nice "padded" envelope but the last time I went to buy some they dint have them.
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