I have on occasion ordered coins that I never received, but today is the first time I received a coin in the mail that I didn't order. This is a limited edition 2016 Australian Silver Proof with a mintage of 5,000. It was shipped from a well known dealer that I have never used before. I don't even have a account with them. The enclosed invoice showed my correct name and address in the "bill to" and "ship to" sections. The price on the coin is $110. I copied the invoice and attached it to an email to the dealer explaining the situation. Funny thing is the name on the return address on the package is different that the dealer. But that could be their way of hiding the contents. Of course I immediately checked all my CCs and bank accounts to check for fraudulent charges. Curious to see how this develops. Anyone ever have this happen to them before? Mike
Years ago, I bought some coin books from Littleton. Four times a year, like clockwork, they send me a shiny new penny in the mail. Does that count?
Hard to say. Direct from Perth Mint it's about $80 but it seems to be sold out. So it might very well be worth that to someone else, not me. It is not a coin I would purchase.
Maybe it's like those old Columbia House CD clubs where you purchased some coins years ago and now they're sending you one every month to keep or return.
Weird. Maybe a family member got on your account and bought it? Unlikely I'm sure, but my son is careless sometimes (he's five). Was their tracking too?
Well Fathers Day is around the corner. Not my kids style to have a coin dropped shipped. Package had signature tracking but was not signed for. Simply left in mail box. Hopefully I'll get a reply to my email soon and solve the mystery.
Part of Mike's point is, he doesn't have an account with them and there's no way for them to already have his address. Unless some dealer who does have his address sold it to them....
I'd like to think that someone from CoinTalk (or elsewhere... if you have a life elsewhere!) is "paying it forward". You did a good turn for someone, somewhere, and now they're quietly thanking you. Please let us know if you ever find out. <crosses fingers>
Being an optimist, I would like to think that true. Such a coin would become a "not until I die" part of my own collection whether I actually fancied the coin or not.
Mystery is solved. The son did it. I was confused by the fact that it came with an invoice "billed" to me. Got a text message this morning from my son asking if I got a package. He was confused since signature tracking showed someone name Jones signing for it. Seems my mail carrier was too lazy to come to the door and signed for it himself and placed in the mailbox. Anyway now that that is cleared up, it time to show the "free coin" Australia 2016 Opal Lunar Monkey coin. 1 Oz. Silver Proof. Mintage 5,000 Come in a neat box with it's own mini LED light to shine on the coin to make the opal glow! Neat. I removed the battery from the case after taking photo. I can just see it corroding and ruining the coin. While I would never have bought this for myself, I guarantee I will have it for a long long time! Thanks, Jay! Wait until your birthday next month, you are going to get a Goat coin for making a monkey out of me.
