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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I bought the 2024 UK Base metal Proof Set. Nice coins, but they got out of their nests in the holder so I decided to return. Shipped by USPS only to have it returned with the notice that I was shipping dangerous/prohibited items. Any ideas about why this might be?  Edited by captainmandrake1
04/08/2024 8:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I just found this on the USPS manual among items not to be shipped to the UK.
"Coins; platinum, gold, or silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewels; and other valuable articles."
How is this possible? Coins can't be shipped to UK?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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How strange, captainmandrake - I wonder why.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Australia
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The British post office does not outright forbid sending cash in the mail - given the number of people that still do this over there, it would probably be a futile gesture - but they do strongly suggest that people not do that. The wording against shipping coins is stronger, specifically against putting coins in envelopes, because that jams up the envelope sorting machines. USPS may be interpreting this request as an outright ban on shipping coins within Britain, and therefore imposes their own ban on shipping coins into Britain. Just a guess.  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just read about the ways people get around this, by calling coins tokens or numismatic medals, etc. They're all in a display box so they couldn't jam machines. I guess I know now I can't ship items back to The Royal Mint. It also says no platinum or silver can be mailed there, which is also interesting so no returns really of almost anything I get from The Royal Mint. |
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United States
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That is disappointing. Certainly something for Americans to consider before making a purchase from The Royal Mint. |
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United Kingdom
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Seems that USPS does not like description of items being coins on the customs form for packages going from the USA to the UK. Of course this has me wondering how the US Mint says they can ship to the UK and also how The Royal Mint can sent coins to the USA. https://catalog.usmint.gov/customer...hipping.htmlInternational Shipping You will be charged $17.90 plus a $2.95 handling fee per item for the United States Mint's International Shipping option. Packages shipped using the United States Mint's International Shipping option usually arrive within 1 to 2 weeks. You may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are not reflected in our prices. Duties and taxes are levied by your country or other overseas authority once a shipment reaches your country. You may also be required to pay additional charges for customs clearance. You should contact your local customs office for further information on applicable duties, taxes, restrictions, and fees. GREAT BRITAIN NORTHERN IRELAND |
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United States
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Quote:Of course this has me wondering how the US Mint says they can ship to the UK and also how The Royal Mint can sent coins to the USA. Rules for thee and not for me.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Seems that USPS does not like description of items being coins on the customs form I would label them "numismatic items". Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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United States
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"Dangerous Goods/Contents Prohibited" could mean either "Dangerous Goods" OR "Contents Prohibited".
Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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United States
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Wow, that is really strange.
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United States
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yep, wording is everything these days. Can't say this, can't say that anymore. G forbid we offend anyone..
Just label the customs forms as numismatic items and you should be fine - for all they know it could be books or albums...
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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When I post coins from the UK to other countries, I put medallions on the customs form and never had an issue.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Yes - "medallions" works. I usually use "old tokens", which is not technically a lie in most cases as the coins have been de-monetised and so are really only tokens now.
The daft thing is the rules were made to stop money laundering and smuggling but are now being interpreted to prevent honest and lawful trading.
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Pillar of the Community
Portugal
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I have received the same kind of denial, about sending coins to the USA.
It appears that all the postal services and package delivery companies are moving to refuse to handle coins or precious metals. Telling people to use some specialized services.
Becoming harder to ship internationally. Soon only dealers will be able to.
Edited by jecz79
04/13/2024 08:55 am
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United Kingdom
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The cynic in me tells me they want you to spend more money on a bespoke postal service which is going to make them more money. I've never had this trouble in Britain.
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