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I received a package from the mint today with the new tape

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    HATTRICKHATTRICK Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @Twobitcollector said:
    I'm disappointed I received my 2026 Mint set in a bubble bag

    Very unusual. It must be highly collectible. You should start a thread.

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,823 ✭✭✭✭✭

    the street address was:
    253 1/8 Elm Street

    but don't know the city. classic so cal terrain and vegetation though

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 33,507 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wait, wheres the wd 40 🤨

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    WinLoseWinWinLoseWin Posts: 1,897 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh shoot. Careful Navin, someone might hate that tape.

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    CregCreg Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Special purpose tape?

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    bigjpstbigjpst Posts: 3,235 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 26, 2026 6:30AM

    @MsMorrisine said:
    the street address was:
    253 1/8 Elm Street

    but don't know the city. classic so cal terrain and vegetation though

    It was Pasadena. Sambos became a Bakers Square I believe and the gas station became a Carl’s Jr.

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    GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 18,520 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MsMorrisine said:
    the street address was:
    253 1/8 Elm Street

    but don't know the city. classic so cal terrain and vegetation though

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    stawickstawick Posts: 589 ✭✭✭✭

    @Goldbully said:

    @MsMorrisine said:
    the street address was:
    253 1/8 Elm Street

    but don't know the city. classic so cal terrain and vegetation though

    I'm a somebody now.
    and ...
    sombody's shooting at these boxes!!

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,708 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BruceS said:
    I can't believe a thread about packing tape has almost 2k views.... We must be bored to death... :D

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    What my Morgan and Peace came in today. This is a new low for the mint.

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 42,622 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 27, 2026 1:21PM

    @Zride3 said:

    What my Morgan and Peace came in today. This is a new low for the mint.

    I don't see the problem. Was it damaged?

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    IkesTIkesT Posts: 4,531 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @Zride3 said:

    What my Morgan and Peace came in today. This is a new low for the mint.

    I don't see the problem.

    Isn't it obvious? No tape!

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    Yeah, it can be opened with a blow dryer and resealed without anyone ever knowing.
    Also, will PCGS and NGC take coins in these bags after the 30 day first strike because there is no tape?
    I don’t send them in immediately because I wait for a quarterly special where I can save some money on grading.

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @Zride3 said:

    What my Morgan and Peace came in today. This is a new low for the mint.

    I don't see the problem. Was it damaged?

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    DCWDCW Posts: 7,860 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zride3 said:
    Yeah, it can be opened with a blow dryer and resealed without anyone ever knowing.
    Also, will PCGS and NGC take coins in these bags after the 30 day first strike because there is no tape?
    I don’t send them in immediately because I wait for a quarterly special where I can save some money on grading.

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @Zride3 said:

    What my Morgan and Peace came in today. This is a new low for the mint.

    I don't see the problem. Was it damaged?

    Bingo.

    I had my coin sent this way, and I dont like it, either. Very cheap and it is a problem for the reasons you stated.

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    MasonGMasonG Posts: 7,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    To be fair to the mint, I don't know why they should be responsible for making sure you can get PCGS and NGC to label the coins in any particular fashion.

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    I’m more worried about someone in the deliverly pipeline opening packages and resealing them without any evidence it occurred, so when I finally send it in, PCGS ends up with a box with rocks in it instead of a coin.

    @MasonG said:
    To be fair to the mint, I don't know why they should be responsible for making sure you can get PCGS and NGC to label the coins in any particular fashion.

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 42,622 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 27, 2026 6:30PM

    @MasonG said:

    To be fair to the mint, I don't know why they should be responsible for making sure you can get PCGS and NGC to label the coins in any particular fashion.

    They've had numerous different packaging over the years. When they first started using the 8x6 boxes, the tape was so bad that it would be half off when I got it.

    I don't have the fear of bubble envelopes, I guess. I can open the box, even with the magic tape in 5 seconds with a box cutter.

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    IkesTIkesT Posts: 4,531 ✭✭✭✭✭

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 33,507 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @safari_dude said:

    @BruceS said:
    I can't believe a thread about packing tape has almost 2k views.... We must be bored to death... :D

    It’s what holds us together here!

    As sticky as that gets at times

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,074 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This thread is hanging by a thread.

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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,800 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway said:
    This thread is hanging by a thread.

    A fiberglass reinforcement thread.

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    safari_dudesafari_dude Posts: 676 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway said:
    This thread is hanging by a thread.

    Sew what? Whatever it takes to keep it going. Stop trying to mask the problem! 🤪😂

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    I just unsealed the plastic bubble shipping bag with a hairdryer.

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