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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Im doing a pcs move from Alaska to North Carolina and I'm flying from AK to Seattle then driving the rest what would be the best way to pack/ship my coins?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That would depend on how large your collection is. I think the best way is to break it down into smaller boxes that you pack yourself and label the boxes "Training Records" and have it packed with your household goods. The only drawback to this is if they do get lost your out your collection and cannot be reimbursed for the loss. The chances of this happening are very low. I did that when I PCS'ed from here to Sicily and back again without a problem. By the way, are going to SJAFB?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I'm gonna have to try that out thanks. And no I'm going to fort Bragg north Carolina sometimes I wish I was in the air force lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would ship in postal flat rate priority boxes, insured, certified.....unless I had 20 boxes to send.
Cost about $15 per flat rate box, but, at least they are insured. Photograph everything, record slab serial numbers, etc......
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1620 Posts |
Well what I figured I'm gonna do is buy more of this red boxes that hold the flips there compact and hold quite a bit of coins and pack my danscos myself that way nothing is flopping around
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United States
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theres nothing to do here in NC dont do it!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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theres nothing to do here in NC dont do it!! Ain't that the truth. |
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United Arab Emirates
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There appears to be a few military members in this community. Retired AF here.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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theres nothing to do here in NC dont do it!! Yes but when he gets there he may well start something. As to getting your coins there, so much does depend on how big a collection you have. 1. Place all coins and coin items in a large box and lable with COINS, please do not steal. Then ship via the US Post office.  2. Leave all coins where your at and give me that address.  3. Sell all your coins and coin related items and when in NC, start all over.  On a serious note why not just take it all with you. If a decent size, just place in a box or suit case and put in the trunk of your car. That is whay I'd do since I'm not a big fan of any of our postal systems. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't have a crazy amount of coinage but what I do have is quality coinage lol Ill put them in my car somehow before I ship it to Seattle and hope it doesn't go missing maybe ill build a secret compartment kinda like that show border wars I guess my carry on is gonna be coins and not snacks
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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When traveling from one State to others, people see your licence and know your from out of town. This to many means your traveling with extra money, coins, stamps, guns, etc. If stopping at a restaurant, hotel, motel, etc. leave nothing on the seats. Regardless of alarms, leave nothing visable. It takes seconds to smash a window, grab stuff and run and vanish. If your car appears to be rather empty, many think your just on a job related trip and carry nothing personal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1620 Posts |
thanks for all the input everything is packed in a tote marked official training records so they wont even open it. The only thing I didn't pack is my Lincoln dansco album I've worked too hard on that to get it lost or stolen and I'm also bringing my 1965 sms with me too. Sounds silly but Lincoln cents are my favorite coin to collect I don't care if they take my silver or other coins I have saved but don't mess with the Lincolns.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If your a bit handy with wood, measure the space between the rear of your front seat and the front of the rear seat.
Cut a piece of wood to fit that space. Of course this will hinder the moving of your front seat further back. Paint it black or cover with an old piece of carpeting or rug. Place your coin Ablums, books, etc under that. This sort of makes a not to easy to spot a hidden area.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1620 Posts |
lol all these ways to keep my collection from getting stolen don't know what to do maybe I'll just hook up a battery to them so if anyone trys to touch it they light up like a Christmas tree
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1620 Posts |
well since my military gear doesn't go against my weight limit I have a tough box I'll put some of my gear in and put my coins in there it has to have a lock on it so I should be good since the moving company don't wanna pay thousands of dollars for overpriced gear
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Daniels, I wouldn't use "training records." Any information thief walking by your car will go "ooooh, goodie!" Whenever I have something to hide on my computer (which is to say something that shouldn't be seen by little eyes) I put a folder inside a folder, put both inside my "Nina's Pix" folder, then label the outside folder something super-boring like "GPAACC Award Ceremony Photos 12/08/10" and the inside folder something even more boring like "GPAACC Jackie ref photos final fitting." I would recommend labeling your box "PHOTO ALBUMS 1985-1995" and putting an actual-facts album on top of the coins.
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Posted 12/25/2012 12:12 am
