Mailing coins help

[hunts with son]

After 2 weeks and 13 items sold and shipped I'm starting to get a handle on this selling thing LOL.

I do have a question about mailing/ shipping coins. What is the least expensive but most secure way to ship coins, from penny's to silver dollars?

Thanks, Paul.

 

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[JustinNH]

I'd say 1st class padded envelope. On Ebay for the average seller it is $1.93 with tracking for 3 oz in a bubble mailer.
No insurance, but its a great price to ship.

 

[Mackaydon]

You cant have both least expensive and most secure.
I believe most sellers use the compromised method Justin stated above.
Don...

 

[hunts with son]

Thank you both for the replies. I'm just trying up maximize my profits and am considering free shipping on some coins because free shipping seems to bring higher bids.

 

[Joe777Cool]

I'd say 1st class padded envelope. On Ebay for the average seller it is $1.93 with tracking for 3 oz in a bubble mailer.
No insurance, but its a great price to ship.

Exactly what I do - if you pay for the postage online it's discounted and the tracking is free.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

I think the post office requires you to ship coins in a padded envelope. That's at least what one postal worker told me.

 

[jerseyben]

I think the post office requires you to ship coins in a padded envelope. That's at least what one postal worker told me.

What difference does it make to the post office what kind of packaging you use for anything? Makes no sense.

 

[Iron Patch]

I think the post office requires you to ship coins in a padded envelope. That's at least what one postal worker told me.

Was the question about regular letter mail vs padded envelope? If so, it would depend on the coin because some would exceed the height or weight for regular letter mail.... so if you're paying for oversized you might as well use a padded envelope. The worker could also simply be referring to the oversized letter as padded, as most probably are... but again, it's about the size and weight.

 

[hunts with son]

Thanks again!

 

[Mackaydon]

You may wish to sell coins in lots of 2, 3 or (?) thereby saving some postage--as the risk of the buyer not wanting the other coins.
I had little resistance in selling cents by the year (P, D and S)--and saved postage versus selling and mailing them separately.
Don....

 

[EccentricInTexas]

I use bubble Mailers. I usually put coins and small jewelry in bags and tape them into the center of the packaged then using clear packing tape completely wrap the mailer and printed shipping label. You don't want to leave it loose in the packaged because some one can cut the side and say it was torn and had fallen out. Anything over 30$ gets USPS insurance. The default ebay insurance does not cover a lot of items.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

What difference does it make to the post office what kind of packaging you use for anything? Makes no sense.

I think the point is coins are to noticeable in a regular envelope. People see money in an envelope are they are more likely to take it ?
I don't know, but I can see a few reason, because of numismatic value too. Like it matters to the post office but just saying.

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[desertmoons]

If you ship as a letter, it will go through machinery that may tear it up as the coin is not flexible. I received a torn empty envelope from Belgium where the seller had simply slipped the coin into a regular letter envelope.