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 Posted 11/05/2012  8:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Wade to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
case #1

i only ebay searched the first few coins to get an idea of value, around $2,000 - $5,000 each (MS65).

just going with those numbers WHY would anyone send $50,000 - $125,000 in the mail? (considering they were all MS66 I am guessing that is a low total). I think I would've bought a plane ticket and delivered them in person.


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 Posted 11/05/2012  8:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add basebal21 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I thought the same thing wade. Its easier for 1 package but I would have sent them in a few different ones express mail at the very least. 200 bucks in postage is nothing compared to that much value in coins
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 Posted 11/06/2012  08:13 am  Show Profile   Check SPP-Ottawa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add SPP-Ottawa to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
News like this puts a knot in my stomach. It is even worse trying to mail things across the Canada-US border (I won't elaborate on this, but it is a known problem). I now use a courier (e.g., FEDEX or UPS), fully insured, for any shipment across the border. The sad part is - even with insurance, a loss like this is devastating from a collector's point of view... No amount of money could replace the pride and effort to assemble a registry set collection...

I will keep my eye out at coin shows north of the border.
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