This Is A First For Me. Joke Packaging.

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vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/27/2014 9:11 pm I'm surprised this Large Cent even got to me. This is a miracle! Broken - Stoney, you didn't erase your address completely swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff

The Silver Searcher Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 12/27/2014 9:25 pm Was the coin actually visible? Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/28/2014 12:54 am Ha! A first for me here as well :p It was a Paypal address label, standard size just stapled to what you see here. This was just crazy as they could have bought a padded envelope for the same price to send safely! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 12/28/2014 05:27 am I'm surprised the USPS accepted it for mailing. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/28/2014 11:49 am Two pieces of cardboard, stapled together and mailed. It's a wonder USPS handled it. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 12/28/2014 12:28 pm No packaging engineering degree there. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/28/2014 4:35 pm No cardboard at all Dave..just two pieces of plastic! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4592 Posts	Posted 12/28/2014 6:19 pm And all the way across country at that... 100s of opportunities to get lost or damaged. I would say the coin gods were looking out for you! -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/28/2014 6:32 pm They were indeed Burton. And a large cent ain't light. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
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