Selling Coins On Ebay - Posting Overseas From Australia?

I guess Australia post just doesn't want people to declare "this is money - Rob me!" mails.

Otherwise RAM, Perth Mint and coins dealers have no means to sell coins around the country.

International postage is not cheap so it has to be rather high value coins to make it worthwhile. I believe the current $2 color coins are in very high demand. Problem is how you pack it. When I get coins from Russia or from ex Soviet countries, they used to cut holes in cardboard and packed them in there. Thickness of mail does count too so its a bit tricky

Hi,

Rather than start a new thread, I thought I would continue this old one.

How do I send a gold coin overseas that I sell on ebay from Australia?

Fedex, UPS, DHL, Australia Post, etc all forbid any gold and silver being sent in international post, and have a blanket ban on coins and banknotes. They're listed as prohibited items along side drugs, guns, etc.

How do companies send coins to PCGS?

https://auspost.com.au/content/dam/...ds-guide.pdf

Points D3.2 and D3.3. Blanket ban

I have used Interparcel before (intermediary for courier companies) and they have a ban too.

https://au.interparcel.com/help/gui...d-restricted

Select USA and UPS, Fedex, DHL, etc

Prohibited:
Articles of exceptional value (eg,works of art,antiques,precious stones,gold and silver)

I have a MyPost account with Australia Post, and if I enter 'gold' or 'silver' in the Customs description field I get a warning that such items are prohibited.

So, how do people do it? Is everyone lying on Customs forms?

Thanks for your reply, triggersmob

Things used to be easier before the introduction of mandatory HS tariff codes. Could have said 'tokens' or something like that before, but now they want to know what kind, and what they're made of. Could have stretched the truth by saying 'USA $1 coin' for a 1921 Peace dollar.

My other gripe with international mail is everyone can see the value of the package due to the insurance amount being printed on the box. Dumb. Just makes theft that much easier and tempting.

I had this issue sending 1966 aussie 50 cent coins (80% silver) to US and Canada recently as prizes for a competition I ran on CCF.
I called them 'gaming tokens' and metal was declared as copper nickel alloy.
The online form wouldn't accept any combination of words that referenced coins, collection, collectors, Numismatic items etc.
I'm not the brightest crayon in the box, but I always thought that copper nickel was another name for silver.
Bottom line it worked for me and I won't be doing it again.
I guess if you wanted a definitive answer you could try asking RAM how they bypass the rules....good luck with that one.