Posting PMs and stopping the rattle!

[AaaGee]

So a fresh new thread.

Had a bit of a nightmare last year sending a gold coin through the postal service.

What are the tips you can reccomend?

Obviously getting the coin from A 2 B without any rattles and the coin turning up exactly as it was when it was posted?

Cheers AaaGee 

[Kussilver]

I would normally wrap in bubble wrap then tape this to a pice of card folded in the size of a padded envelope, should do the job no rattle no movement. 

[James32]

22 minutes ago, AaaGee said:

So a fresh new thread.

Had a bit of a nightmare last year sending a gold coin through the postal service.

What are the tips you can reccomend?

Obviously getting the coin from A 2 B without any rattles and the coin turning up exactly as it was when it was posted?

Cheers AaaGee 

Open capsule, place a small piece of bubble wrap or clean and non abrasive paper folded on top of coin. Close capsule, it effectively jam's coin in place and stops rattling. Then wrap capsuled coin in bubble wrap, then put that inside a piece of card to hide the shape. Put in envelope and seal that. Job done.

Alternatively put coin in a safe flip and send coin and capsule in Same package, but wrapped separately. I use option 1 above though and it works very well. 

Never put tape directly on capsules...absolute nightmare to get residue off.

[AaaGee]

Thanks both. Got a load of bubble wrap so will take that route👍

 

Still wont sleep for a few nights though 😄

[James32]

1 minute ago, AaaGee said:

Thanks both. Got a load of bubble wrap so will take that route👍

 

Still wont sleep for a few nights though 😄

So the next step to ease that is.

Photograph every step including what sealed envelope looks like before posting, including weight on scales. ( keep these for your personal use if needed)

Post special delivery obviously, and insure to full value ( actually insure to the value of your most expensive invoice, within reason) example, if you have items valued at £650 but have an invoice for £750, then insure to the higher number. 

I'd rather pay an extra £1 now for postage, that live with regrets in a weeks time.

[Midasfrog]

I cut a thin strip of material from a coin flip lets say 3mm x 20mm then fold this in half making it 10mm long and place in the gap between the inside edge of the capsule and the coin rim you may need to place one on the opposite edge . With practice you get to gauge what size will be enough to stop any rattle. Can be used when sending proof coins that rattle as it does not touch the fields on the coin , only touching the milled edges. Also it can't be seen through the capsule so can be kept in place after receiving.

[Solachesis]

Put water in the capsule and give it a mojito, and it won't move for 2 weeks like an Englishman in Benidorm 

[SidS]

On 05/02/2023 at 16:47, James32 said:

Never put tape directly on capsules...absolute nightmare to get residue off.

Or directly on the coin either, as I've had some eBay sellers do with junk silver.

[James32]

15 minutes ago, SidS said:

Or directly on the coin either, as I've had some eBay sellers do with junk silver.

Often wondered should we just stick stamps directly onto coin to save the planet 

[AaaGee]

Well, i have posted 2 coins and they got there safe n sound 🙂.

A 1/4 and a 1/10. Package was huge,packed out with bubble wrap. No rattles. All in a tamper proof plastic postage bag.

 

Used a different post office this time. Other half is convinced the last coin was taken by them.

[James32]

4 minutes ago, AaaGee said:

Well, i have posted 2 coins and they got there safe n sound 🙂.

A 1/4 and a 1/10. Package was huge,packed out with bubble wrap. No rattles. All in a tamper proof plastic postage bag.

 

Used a different post office this time. Other half is convinced the last coin was taken by them.

Glad to hear it.