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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onecenter, post: 1314054, member: 8703&quot;]If that is the case, the US Mint has a huge problem, bigger than its website dysfunctionality.&nbsp; I have never been a fan of Pitney-Bowes to begin with since I am a longtime specialized stamp collector, as well as my coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I have done is mail the US Mint a letter asking for replacement packaging, two box tops, one box bottom, two sleeves and replacement for the one chipped five-coin holder.&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; Chipped, in three places.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Oddly, none of the lovely hinged cases were damaged.&nbsp; The Mint really has a winner with the packaging.&nbsp; Unfortunately, they have treated it poorly.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I do decide to sell four of the sets in the future, a future customer would like nice neat packaging to go with it.&nbsp; That would be my preference over those awful slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am wondering what the grading services are receiving from collectors/investors who are choosing to ship their boxes unopened for slabbing.&nbsp; Could it become an ugly surprise mess inside?</p><p><br /></p><p>I also noticed upon opening the five sets, the &quot;jumbleness&quot; of coins.&nbsp; There were not only loose capsules with coins (plus the one totally loose coin out of its capsule) but the coins were just randomly dropped into the boxes in any hole, if they made it into a hole, or wherever, whichever way it landed.&nbsp; I think the US Mint could do A LOT better with presentation as well as handling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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