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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Sure, all the time. Just make sure it's protected and as flat as possible, and like was suggested, limit the value.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
As long as your envelope is rigid and clearly marked "NONMACHINABLE" with the appropriate postage, it should not be sent through the automated cancellation and sorting equipment. I have shipped over 200 coins at the nonmachinable 1st Class envelope rate and have not had a single loss.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3463 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1249 Posts |
Biokemist6 is 100% correct. The automated sorter can handle most but I always put my coins in a 2x2 and I have sticky cardboard on each side(I reuse what I get coins in). If your scared of it ripping out mark it nonmachinable. See I'm lucky and my friend works at the sorry facility. If it's important I give it to him to put in directly
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
I just shove a 2x2 in an envelope and call it good. I never mark ridged or anything else, I just throw on a stamp and call it good.
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New Member
Canada
36 Posts |
Sandwich the coin between cardboard and stick it in the envelope.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
819 Posts |
i ship mine in a cheap card from the dollar store. I have not had a problem yet.
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Valued Member
United States
415 Posts |
I mail coins out in regular envelopes with a single stamp all the time. Anything over like 20 bucks I'm a little more careful about, but anything below that I take my chances. Never had any sort of issue doing it that way.
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Moderator
 United States
16679 Posts |
I do it all the time with Dimes and Cents. I put "non-machinable" for any coin worth over $10. Coins less than $10, a stamp.
Coin over $20, padded envelope with tracking. $2.04 postage.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
526 Posts |
I've used cereal box weight card guillotined to double envelope size, folded, and then sellotaped the 2 x 2 inside.
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Valued Member
United States
305 Posts |
As a lot of others have mentioned , Ive done this several times without problem and out of close to a hundred I've had only one not make it , or that's what the buyer said anyways ... By doing just as other mentioned and simply tape the 2x2 inbetween a piece of cardboard that I cut and make into a birthday card type shape .... I usually fold a small piece of paper around the cardboard 2x2 before taping it to my cardboard that way when the tape is removed it doesn't rip or leave residue on the actual 2x2 holding the coin ...
One thing I will suggest , is not to do this with a coin that is worth more than 10 bucks ... I only do this with lower value coins , as it's tough to sell a coin that's worth less than 10 bucks if you have to charge almost 3 in shipping ... I've never sent anything larger than a quarter this way , I have actually sent 2 quarters , or 3 dimes in the same envelope several times that have made it without a problem ... I do however use a 71 cent 2 ounce stamp rather than a 49 cent stamp even though most of these envelopes weigh less than an ounce this was a suggestion from my local postal worker ...
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Valued Member
 United States
350 Posts |
Excellent, thank you everyone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
I make sure to tape the whole letter BUT the area where they stamp it and where you put the stamps. I usually double tape it and the buyer has always received the coin without any issue. It just prevents the letter from ripping.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1132 Posts |
I stapled a coin in a 2x2 and taped that to the inside of a Christmas card (which I sent to Canada). The recipient posted he received the coin here on CCF.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19961 Posts |
When using a paper envelope I always tape the edges to prevent it from ripping.
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