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Kiwiman
Penny Pincher Member
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 Posted - 08/17/2010 : 16:35:53
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I'm starting to ship pennies in $100 amounts in plastic bank bags, does anyone have any tips on how to reinforce a medium flat rate box?
thanks
kiwiman
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PennyPauper
Penny Collector Member
USA
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PennyPauper
Penny Collector Member
USA
395 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2010 : 00:07:59
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| I added to the above post some pictures and instructions on how I make a inner box when shipping pennies,hope this helps. |
Available again! $100 of Copper Lincoln Memorials for $145 shipped. |
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highroller4321
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Kurr
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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TheJonasCollegeFund
Penny Collector Member
USA
381 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2010 : 20:38:55
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I found using my glue gun to go along with the good tape has made me a few happy customers.
You can find tape real cheap at those dollar stores. |
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Quarters-78
Dimes-122+1 silver roosie (1957)
Nickels-81 (56d,53d)
Copper Pennies-147
Zinc Pennies-386
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Ember
Penny Sorter Member
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2010 : 23:03:23
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Fiber reinforced tape works wonders and you don't have to use a whole roll to pack your heavy box.
Also, if you have a vacuum sealer, I would seal the coins in the heavy mill bags so they aren't rattling around loosely within the box. |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 08:48:12
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| Use a lot of the reinforced packing tape go all the way around the box in all directions. But more importantly put the pennies inside a canvas bank bag or the heavy plastic bank bag that most banks have went to now. That way if a corner of the box does open up which does happen sometimes, even if you cover the box in tape, you will not loose any pennies. |
COPPER - the "poormans" precious metal!!!
SELLING - $100.00 face copper shipped to you for $189.00 machine rolled or bagged - PM me if your interested. |
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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member
USA
413 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 10:10:50
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| I have received some copper penny packages bursting at the seams before. Almost lost some. You can never be too careful. |
Selling rolls of ultra-rare 1956-1958 wheat pennies for a mere $5 shipped.  |
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harley1
Penny Pincher Member
140 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 12:06:34
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Originally posted by PennyPauper
I added to the above post some pictures and instructions on how I make a inner box when shipping pennies,hope this helps.
very well done |
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Lemon Thrower
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1588 Posts |
 Posted - 08/19/2010 : 15:31:58
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you can tape the bag taut over on itself so they don't move as much as well.
also it helps to have a lot of interior cushioning, like crunched up newspaper.
putting them in duplicate bags is a good idea. tyvek bags work great. they have these for free at the post office. |
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Ardent Listener
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 08/19/2010 : 15:35:14
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quote:
Originally posted by Kiwiman
I'm starting to ship pennies in $100 amounts in plastic bank bags, does anyone have any tips on how to reinforce a medium flat rate box?
thanks
kiwiman
Now you can see why I referred you to the masters. |
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TXBullion
Penny Collector Member
374 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 15:44:31
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God bless the post office for the flat rate boxes and the tyvek envelopes  |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 16:23:54
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Originally posted by TXBullion
God bless the post office for the flat rate boxes and the tyvek envelopes
What will that do to our hobby once they do away with the flat rate box and it costs $50.00 to $60.00 to ship a box that now costs us a little over $10.00? |
COPPER - the "poormans" precious metal!!!
SELLING - $100.00 face copper shipped to you for $189.00 machine rolled or bagged - PM me if your interested. |
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Klark Cent
Penny Sorter Member
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 19:36:16
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Originally posted by NDFARMER
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Originally posted by TXBullion
God bless the post office for the flat rate boxes and the tyvek envelopes
What will that do to our hobby once they do away with the flat rate box and it costs $50.00 to $60.00 to ship a box that now costs us a little over $10.00?
wow, that would really change things. |
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bsno2865
Penny Sorter Member
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 20:45:50
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Do most of you use flat rate boxes from the post office?
And does this cost less than UPS or Fedex foe the same sized box? Very curious.
Thanx..... |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 22:46:39
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Yes, we use the Flat rate boxes. Some of us use quite a few of them. In the old days they didn't have flat rate boxes.. they had flat rate envelopes.. you generally shipped a bag of pennies in two of those.. using lots of tape. In the even older days, they didn't even have flat rate envelopes. Back then UPS was the choice for shipping pennies.. being cheaper than USPS and with true tracking #'s.
They used to call me Mr. 3.20 at the post offices. I stopped by one a couple of years later to mail a regular package and the clerk behind the counter pointed to me and told the clerk next to her.. "That's the guy I was telling you about!" |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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TXBullion
Penny Collector Member
374 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2010 : 22:57:46
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| Pricing out a medium FRB shipped about 1000 miles with 68 lbs of pennies, I am getting a total of 68$ without the flate rate savings. It would be about 62$ if you paid online. I wonder if those FRB's are a good deal for the people shipping pennies |
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bsno2865
Penny Sorter Member
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2010 : 12:32:37
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Thanks HoardCopperByTheTon. Whats's the maximum of pennies your able to get into a small FRB?
Good copper times.... |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 08/20/2010 : 13:19:02
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Originally posted by NDFARMER
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Originally posted by TXBullion
God bless the post office for the flat rate boxes and the tyvek envelopes
What will that do to our hobby once they do away with the flat rate box and it costs $50.00 to $60.00 to ship a box that now costs us a little over $10.00?
When the inflation gets that bad we can stand on the corner near a little brown bag and people will come up and give us cash and whatnot for the metals we have.
<Cmere kid, ya wanna buy some copper??????> |
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