Shipping Coins (2024)

FAQs

What is the best way to pack coins for shipping? ›

Even if you do not think this extra security step is worth the effort for low-value coins, it demonstrates your professionalism to your clients. Thus, the best way to pack coins for shipping is to place them in a Mylar flip and a corrugated coin mailer.

Cardboard or Coin Albums: Secure the holders in a cardboard or coin album for added protection. Bubble Wrap: Use bubble wrap to provide an extra layer of cushioning. Packing Tape: Ensure its strong and durable to seal the package securely. Box: Use a sturdy box with enough room to accommodate the coins and padding.

The bubble mailer offers a final layer of protection for the coin. The final weight of the package will be between 1-3 ounces (depending on what types of coins you're mailing), with a current cost of $2.60 for USPS first-class large envelope mail.

Currency (i.e., coins, Federal Reserve notes or other bank notes) is mailable under any class of mail except where prohibited by standards. Except for philatelic items and numismatic coins under 609.4. 1g, eligible classes of mail containing currency may be insured with a maximum indemnity of $15.00. Except under 1.3.

Hands down, the best way to ship your valuables including gold, silver and rare coins is to use the United States Postal Service's Registered Mail Services. While the post office employees may try to convince you to switch to insured mail, do not take the bait.

I would mail in the smallest flat rate Priority Mail box (you can pick up at PO and take home) that the post office has. Put your wrapped coins in it and put lots of packing; newspaper, brown paper, foam peanuts so that the coins can't move around. That's the safest and most secure way to send your coins.

Secure your coins inside the box so they will not rattle around and bang against each other in transit. Fill up empty space in the box with crumpled newspaper, paper towels, or packaging peanuts if necessary. If your coins are in a tube, be sure to wrap tape around the tube to prevent it from opening during transit.

Tightly wrap the coins with paper and secure them with adhesive tape. Put the wrapped coins inside the box and fill the voids with cushioning materials. Close and seal the package with adhesive tape. Add the shipping label if required.

Money (coins, cash, currency paper money and negotiable instruments equivalent to cash such as endorsed stocks, bonds and cash letters) cannot be carried by FedEx.

(iii) No service shall be rendered in the transportation of packages or pallets containing any prohibited article listed on the UPS website (ups.com®), including, but not limited to, articles of unusual value (such as coins, currency, postage stamps, negotiable instruments (except checks), money orders, unset precious ...

Can you ship coins in an eBay standard envelope? ›

eBay standard envelope is the low-cost way to ship small, lightweight items such as trading cards, postcards, stamps, patches, currency and coins, stickers and decals, greeting cards, and seeds with tracking included.

United States Postal Service Registered Mail is a very secure method for transporting items of value such as coins.

Coins are one of the most potentially profitable items to sell on eBay, mainly if you can target the right buyers for your listings. Several avid collectors are willing to pay a lot for higher value coins or rare ones.

Currently, with the exception of the one sold on July 30, 2002, 1933 double eagle coins cannot be the legal possession of any member of the public, as they were never issued and hence remain the property of the United States government.

Don't indicate anywhere on the packaging that money is enclosed. Coins should never be sent in envelopes - our automated sorting machinery may damage envelopes containing coins, which can lead to delay in delivery and increase the likelihood of the contents being lost.

What if I am sending a single coin? First class shipping, which INCLUDES a tracking # is around $3.01. (If you purchase shipping online. Otherwise its even more at the post office.)

Coinstar cannot accept Eisenhower silver dollars, 1943 steel pennies, pure silver, commemorative or foreign coinage. They may not be recognized by our kiosk or returned to you. Items such as keys, jewelry and other valuables should also not go into the kiosk.

While bullion silver coins carry intrinsic value, rare dates and historically significant pieces can be far more valuable to collectors. In my experience, Morgan silver dollars, early American half dollars, and key date 20th century coins are among the most coveted.

For high-value coins, use hard plastic holders. Professional coin grading services use sealed holders called slabs to protect authenticated and graded coins. Use acid-free cardboard and plastic holders free from polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Acid and PVC can ruin a coin's surface.

When any envelope contains loose coins, tokens or similar small flat odd-shaped items that are not affixed to a component within or if the inclusion of such items results in the mailpiece not being streamlined, the mailpiece does not qualify for automation letter prices.