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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sio2ga, post: 2586825, member: 83570&quot;]The South African Mint (SAM) has the coin up to be ordered (or at least they did) for some time now.&nbsp; I think that anyone in SA could just order one.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have to check with my buddy over there to see if he has mine in hand yet.&nbsp; I just don&#039;t want to bug him but I&#039;ll try to find out tomorrow.</p><p>Modern Coin Mart says the coins were damaged in transit.&nbsp;&nbsp; That just doesn&#039;t sound right?&nbsp; The link:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.moderncoinmart.com/silver-krugerrand/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.moderncoinmart.com/silver-krugerrand/" rel="nofollow">https://www.moderncoinmart.com/silver-krugerrand/</a></p><p>There is a full letter on that page from the mint.&nbsp; I just don&#039;t see how there was this problem unless they were all in tubes and weren&#039;t packed tight so that they could jump up and down and get scuffed.&nbsp; Hopefully that is it and not just that they were bad quality.</p><p>I&#039;m skeptical of MCM&#039;s deal because they are selling them for $39.95 which is BELOW the mints price of $43 BEFORE&nbsp; international shipping.&nbsp;&nbsp; So how can they do that profitably?&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe the same way big dealers do:&nbsp; buy a huge batch, send them for grading, then sell the culls below cost to get rid of them.</p><p>I hope I am not right but that&#039;s the math.</p><p>Sure, in addition to the couple from my friend that is visiting from Joburg, I&#039;ll buy a couple from MCM.&nbsp; I know in advance it&#039;s not going to be a gradeable coin though.&nbsp; What do you guys think? AMIRITE?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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