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This 67 y.o. just made his first-ever TPG submission

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,422 ✭✭✭✭✭

    grading of moderns can be rough

    good luck

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    SoFloSoFlo Posts: 553 ✭✭✭✭

    Are you building a set or are they random coins?

    Whether you think you can or, think you can't, you're right.

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    privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,782 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Let us know the results.

    Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc

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    MetroDMetroD Posts: 2,558 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @allnewsanchor said:
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    I opted for Express Mail w/ extra insurance vis-a-vis Registered Mail with the same.
    [...]

    Good luck with your submission. :)

    Something to consider for your next submission.


    Source: USPS DMM, Section 609, Sub-Section 4.1.m
    Link: https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/609.htm#ep1097212

    Do not know what you submitted this time. But, if there is an issue, and the USPS deems your items to be "bullion", their max indemnity is $15.

    Might want to consider using Registered next time. It might be slower, but it is more secure due to special handling, and you avoid the "bullion" limitation.

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    DocBenjaminDocBenjamin Posts: 1,492 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It will get there fine. My record with USPS is 100% inbound and 99.98% shipped, on about 10,000 packages and most were first class or priority.

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    oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 13,051 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @allnewsanchor do you mind sharing what you sent to our host?

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    MetroDMetroD Posts: 2,558 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 4, 2024 7:32PM

    @DocBenjamin said:
    It will get there fine. My record with USPS is 100% inbound and 99.98% shipped, on about 10,000 packages and most were first class or priority.

    Excellent numbers !!! And, the OP's initial submission will probably be fine, as well.

    Notwithstanding, not all shipments are fine. So, the OP buys insurance to protect himself. And, I sincerely hope that he never needs to make a claim. But, if he ever needs to, it would be better for him to understand the 'fine print' beforehand.

    Can't remember the name or all of the specifics, but, IIRC, a forumite recently experienced a loss due to this "bullion" provision. Just trying to help someone else potentially avoid the same issue. :)

    Edited: added the word "bullion" to the last paragraph.

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    skier07skier07 Posts: 4,736 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 5, 2024 8:23AM

    @allnewsanchor said:
    TY, madman and skier. I thought about the Saturday arrival after the fact. My p.o. guy is totally trustworthy, BTW.

    Your p.o. guy might not be as trustworthy as you think. Even if he is trustworthy he has lips and may inadvertently tell someone else who is not trustworthy.

    Addendum: I thought I lived in a safe and secure community. Several months ago a house was broken into and reportedly several million dollars of jewelry and coins were stolen. Someone obviously knew what was in the house.

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    BarbercoinBarbercoin Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭

    Have my fingers crossed for you!

    WTB: Barber Quarters XF

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    CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why does coinfacts show that their estimated survival for 1999 proof SBAs to be only 9.12%?

    God bless all who believe in him. Do unto others what you expect to be done to you. Dubbed a "Committee Secret Agent" by @mr1931S on 7/23/24. Founding member of CU Anti-Troll League since 9/24/24.

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    davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,922 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 5, 2024 11:52AM

    I hope you do better than my first few submissions where I found I was buying mostly problem coins :(

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    Morgan13Morgan13 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Your coins will arrive safely and you'll be fine.
    Nobody is going to steal your coins.
    The only thing I have to say is don't count your chickens until they hatch.
    3 weeks would be nice but I wouldn't be surprised if it were more like 3 months I am sorry to say.
    Sounds like your enjoying yourself and that's what's important.

    Student of numismatics and collector of Morgan dollars
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    Dantheman984 Toyz4geo SurfinxHI greencopper RWW bigjpst bretsan MWallace logger7 JWP BruceS bigjpst
    JWP PROMETHIUS88

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    CuprinkorCuprinkor Posts: 375 ✭✭✭

    At what age did you begin playing with coins?

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    ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,197 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice! Keep us posted...the anticipation is half the fun!

    K

    ANA LM
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    cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Your submission will get done sooner the more times you hit refresh on your submission number.

    Many happy BST transactions
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    CuprinkorCuprinkor Posts: 375 ✭✭✭

    Not being snarky at all.
    Just curious when you started collecting coins if this is your first time ever submitting coins for grading.

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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,012 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Submitting them is the easy part , for me. Accepting the reality when they return is not so easy for me, sometimes. Enjoy. That is rudimentary.

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