What has been the worst way you have recieved a coin?

kamehameha00 · September 30, 2003 10:51AM

One time,my uncle ordered a 20$ Saint Guardians Double Eagle and it came to him in an envelope with no protection covering the coin....

EarlyHalfBoobu · September 30, 2003 10:55AM

Seven capped bust half dollars in a ziploc baggie, then in a plain manila envelope...!!!!!!

longtimecollector · September 30, 2003 10:56AM

wrapped (if you can call it that) with one thickness of notebook paper and scotch taped..... Not even in a 2x2........ a circ coin under $50, but hard to justify the sellers $3 s/h. I was surprised it didnt slam its way thru the plain white envelope !

wingedliberty · September 30, 2003 10:57AM

Had a similar story, but with a different coin.

ldhair · September 30, 2003 11:03AM

How about a 77 IHC on the front porch in a rain soaked envelope.

kamehameha00 · September 30, 2003 11:06AM

<< <i>How about a 77 IHC on the front porch in a rain soaked envelope.

>>

OUCH!

Barry · September 30, 2003 11:07AM

Scotch taped to a piece of cardboard.

coppercoins · September 30, 2003 11:54AM

$145 face in BU cents from the 50s and 60s shipped in bags inside a cardboard box that weighed at least 90 lbs. I had expected at least they'd roll them.

MJPHELAN · September 30, 2003 12:22PM

A slab unprotected and loose in a box. No insurance. The coin cost several hundred! Sent it back registered mail. Lost $12.00 on the deal.

Deadhorse · September 30, 2003 12:54PM

A torn manilla envelope(no padding)containing two empty flips and two St. Gaudens double eagles lying in the bottom of the metal mailbox!!!

Mrpawn · September 30, 2003 2:10PM

The worst coin shipment was an empty envelope with a note fro the Post Office - something like "Damaged in Transit"

This week I received 6 slabs that had been set out flat on a table and then masking tape was crisscrossed all over both sides and they were then shoved into a bubble mailer. Before this I have had to take a sharp knife to the packaging but the slab &/or coin was safe. This is the first time I have ever received any shipped simply taped together

lordmarcovan · September 30, 2003 2:54PM

I had one large, dollar-sized silver coin come in a legal envelope with nothing else inside. It had slid back and forth and actually torn open one corner of the envelope. Seeing this, I was totally amazed to find the coin still inside... just barely.

I've gotten coins wrapped with several layers of tape across them, too, and from people who actually profess to be collectors or dealers, who should have known better. No problem about these comin' out of the envelope- the problem there was the opposite- one time it took me ten minutes with a knife to cut them off the cardboard they were taped to, and it was hard not to damage them in the process. Then I had to use acetone to get the adhesive from the tape off their surfaces.

And it was a member of these forums, believe it or not. Don't ask me who- I don't remember, anyway. It was a year or two back.

While minimalist packaging is far worse, it sometimes can be annoying to get something from somebody who is an overzealous packager. I got a gold sovereign once in a brand new PCGS slab, and it was very professionally packaged. TOO professionally, perhaps. First, the package was in a box big enough to ship a whole book in, sealed with double layers of heavy duty strapping tape that I had to cut with a knife, as it was impossible to peel off. Fine- it's good to be safe. But then there was an ocean of styrofoam peanuts, which I am convinced are the invention of Satan himself, though my cats do find them entertaining. Once I had gotten through a cubic foot of those, here was a wallet-sized cocoon of bubble wrap, which would have been fine, if it had been wrapped with rubber bands or regular Scotch tape or something, but no- it had two more layers of that damn bulletproof strapping tape (y'know, the stuff with the fibers in it?). There was no way I was gonna be able to get that out without cutting it. I should have used scissors, but since I still had the knife out from the first two layers of tape outside the box, I used it to cut the tape off the bubble wrap, and though I was trying to be careful, I still put a nasty scratch across the reverse of the slab, which was reflected in the mirrolike surfaces of the coin.

ursabear · September 30, 2003 9:20PM

A 3CN sent to me in a damaged 2x2 sent bare in a business envelope with a 37c stamp was the worst way I've received a coin. The seller charged $2.50 for shipping.

Hmmmmfffff

EvilMCT · September 30, 2003 11:47PM

I'm not sure which one is worse.
I had 7 coins shipped to me taped to an index card. Took me a while to get the tape residue off of them.

The other involved the postman handing me a package in a blastic bag. Seems our post office burned down. The package was burned along one edge, but the entire package was mush due to water damage. Luckily the coin survived without damage.

Ken

JeffinMich · October 1, 2003 12:06AM

I had 5 SAE's in 2x2 flips that were loose in a regular business size envelope. They had all slid to one end and partially tore the evelope open (it was taped up a bit at some point). There was a stamp on the envelope that said "damaged in shipping", or something like that. I couldn't believe all 5 eagles were still in it.

CarlWohlforth · October 1, 2003 12:18AM

<< <i>wrapped (if you can call it that) with one thickness of notebook paper and scotch taped..... >>

I got one of those too!

pontiacinf · October 1, 2003 12:36AM

Scotch taped to a piece of cardboard.

ascareysherry used ta sell his coins like that on ebay...only bought from him once...never again

braddick · October 1, 2003 12:46AM

I had a Morgan dollar mailed to me once with my address glued to the obverse of the coin and the postage stamps glued to the reverse.

The Postal Cancellation barely fit, right below the Eagle.
It took me hours to peel and soak the stamps and label off that Morgan.

razorface1027 · October 1, 2003 1:20AM

I received a pcgs slabbed coin from some fellow in Boston. He used clear packaging tape on the reverse of the slab so it held against a piece of cardboard. Therefore, the glue on the tape distorted the whole reverse of the slabbed coin. WHAT A KNUCKLEHEAD! However, I'm probably more of a knucklehead because I got so pissed off that this glue was stuck on the back that I used about a frikin' gallon of acetone, or a reasonable facsimile, to remove the glue, thus screwing it up even more...

meos1 · October 1, 2003 1:26AM

As inheritance

mgoodm3 · October 1, 2003 1:33AM

I've had no problems with shipped coins. There are some coins I want in the "worst way" but noone has sent me one yet.

drainbamage · October 1, 2003 1:44AM

I got one once where the guy had used super glue (or something like it) to seal his cardboard closed.... it got all over the slab and messed it up bad.... I sent it back to him and made him have that sucker put in a new holder.

numonebuyer · October 1, 2003 3:07AM

The coin was placed in a tri-folded 8 1/2 x 11 eBay auction receipt. Since it was in the middle of the tri-fold, the seller stapled each end to trap it there. It was then placed in a normal envelope and shipped. No cardboard, no padding, no nothing was used.

Numonebuyer

morganbarber · October 1, 2003 4:01AM

I know that this is a coin forum and not a paper money forum, but I have one that takes the cake. As a youngster, our Labrador puppy ate one of my father's one dollar bills and I rescued it from atop the pile.

seanq · October 1, 2003 4:38AM

One seller sent me a bulk lot of stuff in a Hallmark gift box (with the automatic bottom, real thin cardboard), and one piece of tape around it. I think maybe I got half of what I was supposed to. I've also had a couple of knuckleheads send coins taped to cardboard. One fellow charged me $4 S/H for a used Saf-T Mailer and a $.37 stamp.

I've also had a couple of Post Office body bags, see below. These are why, when I ship, I always insist on paying the $.12 upcharge for a "non-machine cancellable letter."

Sean Reynolds

Conder101 · October 1, 2003 8:42AM

My worst was a conder token that was just placed inside a regular envelope. I traveling it had torn a hole in the end of the envelope and when it arrived it was hanging halfway out of the envelope. I picked up the envelope, gave it a gentle shake and the token finished tearing through the envelope and dropped into my hand. If that had gone through one more set of hands I would probably have received an empty envelope.

MRK · October 1, 2003 11:36AM

In an envelope marked "Coast To Coast." I think PaigowJohnny will relate.

Avalon01 · October 1, 2003 10:52PM

I bought a '44 PCGS slabbed penny that was GLUED to a cardboard backing. It looked like regular white Elmers glue.

I sent it back ASAP, with a nasty letter.

Av.

MadMarty · October 1, 2003 11:00PM

My worst was when I won 3 Morgan PR65 Proofs at a Heritage auction. They Fed-Exed the coins, Fed Ex left the envelope (unsigned) on the porch, the wind blew it into the bushes and it got covered by snow. After 4 months of runarounds with Heritage (they showed the package as delivered, so no insureance in effect!), the snow melted and I found the package. After 4 months being covered by snow, the coins were just fine in their little coffins!

Shamika · October 2, 2003 12:02AM

Wrapped in newspaper.

Shamika · October 2, 2003 12:04AM

"My worst was when I won 3 Morgan PR65 Proofs at a Heritage auction. They Fed-Exed the coins, Fed Ex left the envelope (unsigned) on the porch, the wind blew it into the bushes and it got covered by snow. After 4 months of runarounds with Heritage (they showed the package as delivered, so no insureance in effect!), the snow melted and I found the package. After 4 months being covered by snow, the coins were just fine in their little coffins!"

Wow!

poptopsRus · October 2, 2003 12:57AM

I received a registered box from NGC totally opened. Surprisingly enough all the coins were there and I didn't even get a body bag.

jbsteven · October 2, 2003 1:03AM

4 months with snow on the ground?

I am soooo glad I live in Houston.

paigowjohnny · October 2, 2003 1:07AM

<< <i>In an envelope marked "Coast To Coast." I think PaigowJohnny will relate. >>

What has been the worst way you have recieved a coin?

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