(Actually yesterday) I had mentioned sometime ago on an earlier thread that I had ordered the new British Royal Shield of Arms Base Metal and Silver Proof sets in addition to the UNC set. Well, within a week or two after placing my order, the UNC set was shipped out and I received it in a week or so afterwards. Then the next week, my silver proof set was sent out. After a few weeks, I hadn't receieved it and I called the Royal Mint. They said that I had to wait a month from the date that it was shipped before they could process a claim. So on Thursday I called and filed a claim. In addition, (I don't know why I didn't do this before) I went down on Friday to my local USPS hub and to see if they had it laying around. (This happened once before with another set I had ordered and they found it) I have to say that the USPS employees spent some time looking around to see if they could find it. They took down my name, address and phone number. Saturday when I got back from work, a package lay on my doorstep. I knew exactly what it was. It was delieved wrapped in grey plastic and had a label on it from the USPS Recovery Center in Georgia. The silver set was in its box, which was then placed into a Royal Mint grey outter box, then placed into a cardboard box. The cardboard box had a Royal Mint sticker on it, but no address label. Nothing was damaged and I was extremely happy. I am guessing that the original plastic envelope that the Royal Mint uses to mail their stuff out was damaged and the USPS had to rewrap it. I don't know if me going to down to the post office had anything to do with it turning up or was it a coincidence? I don't know why I shared all of this, but let's just say it was therapeutic! :goofer:
Glad that it actualy turned up, I have had a few things arrive in the body bags as I call them but they have come the other direction LOL US/Canada to UK, I dont know if your visit had anything to do with it but it did not hurt the cause I hope that you enjoy the new coinage :thumb:
DE ORC - Body Bagged! LOL! That is so true. It was. I love the coin set and can't wait to get the Base Metal set in. I have been communicating with Spock and he got the Piedfort set in and has tempted me to get it. I will definitely purchase one if it is still available, but only after some financial stuff works out. My wife was even impressed with the set - and that says something!
communicating with spock hey next thing you will be imagining that you have had a borg sighting as well. this place get wackier by the day
Well, the last of my order finally arrived yesterday. It was the base metal British Royal shield of Arms proof set. I didn't get home from work until after 10pm so I didn't get a chance to look at it. I opened the envelope this morning just to make sure it was what I thought it was and it was! WOW?@!? (That's alot of waz's) No damage to the outter box. So hopefully, I will get a chance to look at it this weekend. Joe
yes its a beauty wait till you see my my would be coin also i missed a beauty with heritage retirement sucks forced retirement sucks absolutely
