I got robbed!

newsman

I received a package in the mail today which was supposed to contain a coin, except the envelope had been slit open and the coin stolen.

Time to get a P.O. box.

Preussen

It happened to me, too, but I have a PO Box. A delivery notice was left for me in the box. When I presented it to the postal clerk, she brought out an obviously empty 10" envelope with an 8" slit. The clerk then tried to get me to sign for it and take delivery as if nothing was wrong. I filed an insurance claim and recovered my money, but I'd rather have had the coins -Preussen

Edited to add: I'm sorry it happened to you.

secondrepublic

I wonder what these crooked postal employees think when they slit open the package... and out falls what is for them a very obscure foreign coin. For a lot of darkside pieces, there is a small market of specialists, and it's not like you can just throw a rare foreign coin back on Ebay and hope no one notices that it's the same piece that just got stolen. My guess is they end up getting pawned for melt value.

newsman

<< <i>I wonder what these crooked postal employees think when they slit open the package... and out falls what is for them a very obscure foreign coin. For a lot of darkside pieces, there is a small market of specialists, and it's not like you can just throw a rare foreign coin back on Ebay and hope no one notices that it's the same piece that just got stolen. My guess is they end up getting pawned for melt value. >>



They can pawn it if they want, but if they do it in the NGC holder they should know that both the seller and I have photos with the serial number to share with the postal inspectors. As for melt value, they might get enough from the aluminum and bronze to buy a postage stamp, but I doubt it.

MacCrimmon

Was the origin an International country?

Aethelred

I really hate to hear this!

WillieBoyd2

Are you sure the seller didn't ship it with the cut edge?

wybrit

That stinks.

lordmarcovan

DesertRat

my wife has had payroll checks stolen from our home mailbox so I started using the PO Box for important stuff. My office mail carrier is a reserve Sheriff Deputy so I have coins sent there. At least I know if it makes it to the carrier, I'm going to get it.

newsman

<< <i>Are you sure the seller didn't ship it with the cut edge? >>



The seller is well-known to many people on this forum, and I'm fairly certain the answer to that is "no." I suspect one or more crooked postal employees have marked either his or my mail and decided to rifle through it for valuables.

newsman

<< <i>Was the origin an International country? >>



Not unless you count California as foreign.

mrpotatoheadd

If the seller is familiar with shipping coins, this is probably not the answer, but the picture below shows what can happen if a loose coin is sent in an envelope. If I didn't know better, I'd think somebody intentionally slit the envelope to get at the coin inside.

Tootawl

<< <i>I received a package in the mail today which was supposed to contain a coin, except the envelope had been slit open and the coin stolen.

Time to get a P.O. box. >>


Son of a b----!!!!!!!
Damn, sorry to hear this dude. I've had a post P.O. Box for a long time. I don;t even leave bill paymnents in the mailbox. They always go straight to the post office.

JZrarities

Very sorry to hear - that STINKS

garsmith

If it was an international shipment it may have been Homeland Security that opened the package. They cut open the end of an envelope my wife sent to me. Then they loosely taped over the slit with tape that said "Inspected by Department of Homeland Security". It would have been nice if they would have completely re-sealed the opening they made. Luckely none of her immigration paperwork fell out!

koincollect

Sorry to hear that. I hope it was not a coin you were really looking for.

newsman

<< <i>Sorry to hear that. I hope it was not a coin you were really looking for. >>



It was a coin that's very hard to find in true uncirculated. It's not really valuable, but the mintage was only 115,000 and the survival rate very low.

DorkGirl

<< <i>If it was an international shipment it may have been Homeland Security that opened the package. They cut open the end of an envelope my wife sent to me. Then they loosely taped over the slit with tape that said "Inspected by Department of Homeland Security". It would have been nice if they would have completely re-sealed the opening they made. Luckely none of her immigration paperwork fell out! >>



Happened to me too...when I tried to pull it out of the mailbox, coins went everywhere.


Sorry to hear about your coin...

newbiecollector

<< <i>

<< <i>If it was an international shipment it may have been Homeland Security that opened the package. They cut open the end of an envelope my wife sent to me. Then they loosely taped over the slit with tape that said "Inspected by Department of Homeland Security". It would have been nice if they would have completely re-sealed the opening they made. Luckely none of her immigration paperwork fell out! >>



Happened to me too...when I tried to pull it out of the mailbox, coins went everywhere.


Sorry to hear about your coin... >>



Is that the package I sent you Becky?

josemartins

<< <i>

<< <i>Sorry to hear that. I hope it was not a coin you were really looking for. >>



It was a coin that's very hard to find in true uncirculated. It's not really valuable, but the mintage was only 115,000 and the survival rate very low. >>




Ouch!
If that is the one i'm thinking it will be very difficult to replace, i've got a 1943 AU of the same type and never found a better one.

As a consolation, you can think of the thief's face when he finds out that the coin isn't gold...

Jose

Stork

I think if it was homeland security/customs they are very obvious about it with the labels and stickers--I've always wondered if they keep liability insurance as the unscrupulous could then claim the package was missing bits. Unfortunately, the slit at the bottom sounds like a thief. What a shame...