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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Has anyone had any problems shipping coins from the USA to other countries? Long ago I attempted to mail a coin to Australia and the post office clerk looked in the book and said it was prohibited. And I really don't want to lie on the customs form. Any advice or comments? Is there a list online of prohibited items?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
591 Posts |
Well I hope it's not prohibited as I just mailed a whole bunch and on the customs for It said Coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
I would not list it as coins on the customs form- that is an invitation for theft. Try using "numismatic collectibles" or even "die formed metal stampings"  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4870 Posts |
I have observed that many coins I get from Canada are mailed with letter post and do not have customs labels attached. Does this mean sending coins in a letter envelope doesn't require customs labels?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1151 Posts |
Do as biokemist6 says and write in numismatic collectibles and you should have no problem. I have mailed coins to Australia, Egypt, Canada and England without problem by doing just that.
I am assuming that you are mailing from the Grayling Post Office, I don't much care for the people that work there, especially the female, so I do all my mailing in Gaylord without problem.
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Moderator
 United States
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It is Illegal to use Express Mail International for shipping coins but No Other Form of shipment method from the US. If you call a post office you will get 5 different responses to this.
Never had a single problem shipping to 13 countries so far including Latvia, Turkey, South Africa, and the hardest of them al...Canada ;)
"Numismatic Curiosities"
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
655 Posts |
Similar here in Australia. In the "dangerousgoodsguide.pdf" subsection D3.2 "Australia Post prohibits banknotes or currency coins and notes - in the international post.
I send them anyway and as above use "numismatic collectibles" for the description. Have sent to China and USA no problem so far.
I wouldn't use a plain letter to send them in, even if it was cardboard lined. Would have to be a photo/CD mailer or padded bag. Padded bags have been known to break so I double pack them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll let you know ..I just shipped coins to Egypt and still waiting to hear if they have arrived, should be any day  |
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Moderator
 United States
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I send coins to Australia all the time
I mark them
numismatic materials
Tokens
Commemorative rounds
Collectables
Metal rounds
and I have used a few other terms
I do not use coins- because I do not want anyone tempted to steal coins.
The other descriptions they don't seem to be interested in.
do we have any postmen/women out there?
Over the last 14 years of doing so from this location- I have had no trouble..
Question do you trust your local postal employees?
Do you let them know what you do?
Just be cautious.
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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I have coins going overseas & coming into Australia all the time.
I've only ever said 'coins' on the Customs Declaration once. I now use "Hobby Supplies".
If I'm only sending a few coins, I put them between some fairly strong cardboard almost the same size as the envelope, surrounded by a bit of tissue paper or paper towel as padding to make sure they can't be felt & won't be hitting each other, staple all the way around the edges of the cardboard & send them as an ordinary letter. No customs declaration required.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1360 Posts |
I use the following descriptions regularly without any trouble: 1) Numismatic collectibles 2) Numismatic hobby supplies 3) Commemorative rounds 4) Stamped metal rounds 5) Numismatic tokens |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My simple justification for "breaking" the law is that if what I am sending is not to be used as payment for goods (cash or currency), and is being sent for collector's purposes, then I am within the spirit of the law, as it was intended. (Supposedly to prevent money laundering).
O yeah, I once received a box of "numismatic teaching aides". LOL So very true!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All the post office people ask is if, its perishable or hazardous or breakable. I dont see the need to tell them whats in the package exactly  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4870 Posts |
I just sent another package to Australia. I find it interesting I didn't have to fill out a customs form. The clerk didn't even ask if there was anything fragile, liquid, perishables or anything potentially hazardous. He just felt the package and asked what was in it and I just said tokens!
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04/03/2008 10:51 am
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