Flying with Coins

nickndfl · Wednesday at 2:03 PM

Valuable silver coins 'gone' after flights from Salt Lake to Canada

A Utah coin collector said more than 100 silver dollars are gone - some from the 1800s - after he packed them in a checked bag at Salt Lake International Airpor

kutv.com

Voodoo · Wednesday at 4:11 PM

The TSA helps themselves to quite a lot of stuff, certainly wouldn't put much where you can't keep an eye on it.

Fatrat · Wednesday at 6:01 PM

Sadly, always a few bad apples everywhere.

Casey Jones · Wednesday at 7:57 PM

Fatrat said:
Sadly, always a few bad apples everywhere.

True.

What are your odds?

What are your options, if and when it happens? How about, none?

I simply wouldn't do it. No, I don't have a better answer on how to travel or move the stuff.

That's what life is like in an anarcho-tyranny.

Cigarlover · 2025-12-18T01:26:22-0600

When I buy libertads in Mexico I put them in my carry on bag. Under 10k worth and no need to declare them. Over 10k worth and just declare them.

chieftain · 2025-12-18T02:11:10-0600

Cigarlover said:
When I buy libertads in Mexico I put them in my carry on bag. Under 10k worth and no need to declare them. Over 10k worth and just declare them.

$10k face value yeah?

Cigarlover · 2025-12-18T02:23:02-0600

chieftain said:
$10k face value yeah?

Thats a great question. I would say there is a very good argument that can be made that face value is what you should go by. If someone contracts with me to build them a deck and I charge them 2 gold eagles , for tax purposes I made 100 dollars. So, I don't see why it would be any different traveling with sovereign coinage. The exception being krugerands that have no face value.

pmbug · 2025-12-18T02:31:16-0600

FYI (worth reading the entire thread):

Declare gold or silver bullion as a monetary instrument when traveling internationally?

Nov 2, 2011

Some emphasis mine:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said:
What constitutes as "Negotiable Monetary Instruments" for currency reporting requirements?

Negotiable monetary instruments that must be reported by travelers or persons sending or receiving them (other then by electronic means by a banking concern) are:

Coin or currency from the U.S. and/or other countries, including gold coins

Travelers Checks

Checks, promissory notes or money orders that can be cashed by the bearer. This includes checks or money orders made out to someone other than the bearer that are endorsed without...

customs

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chieftain · 2025-12-18T02:55:50-0600

Face value coins is what they are ossifer.

WinkWink · 2025-12-18T07:03:52-0600

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