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chronos Pillar of the Community Lebanon 505 Posts	Posted 01/06/2020 08:33 am Hello, A friend of mine living in italy bought a coin from the UK,it arrived defective due to packaging issue.he want to return it . The national italian post refuses to ship it in accordance with their policies that prohibit coin shipment . How can he ship it back ? Do you recommend any courier that accepts coin shipping ? Report this Post to the Staff

just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 01/06/2020 08:57 am When my Son was in Europe he would send me coins from all over the place. One thing he learned was to never say what he was sending. Only a letter and that letter had coins sort of with it. They were always inside a taped shut 2x2 flip. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/06/2020 09:17 am ; saying you are shipping out coins is the same as saying your shipping out Gold & Platinum . Not very advisable . Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/06/2020 09:30 am You don't say they are coins, you get creative with your descriptions of the cointents. "numismatic items", stamped metal disks etc. Of course that could cause problems if you have to make insurance claims. Other possibilities are to try a different post office. here in the US often you will have one clerk who misinterprets the rules one way while a clerk in another gets it right. Many countries have rules that forbid the shipping of CASH, (The US does too unless t is shipped by Registered mail) but they DON'T forbid shipping numismatic collectibles. The problem is since they are still coins, some clerks apply the rule forbidding the shipping of cash. Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7616 Posts	Posted 01/06/2020 10:09 am Use an International shipping company like FedEx, DHL or UPS. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/06/2020 10:16 am I've used the term "numismatic tokens" and have never had any issues. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
CitationSquirrel Pillar of the Community United States 1026 Posts	Posted 01/06/2020 11:11 am Yes. You need to get creative with the customs description. I had a family friend that sent chocolate chips to a friend oversees. The package never arrived and was presumed to be stolen. They changed the description to Nestle's morsels and had no problems. Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5394 Posts	Posted 01/06/2020 11:11 am 9705.00.00.60 item of numismatic interest of no commercial value item being returned to sender . Just hope it gets there . Italy absolutely brutal postal service! Report this Post to the Staff
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