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<p>[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 25366888, member: 100459"]I purchase mostly from the Mint although many of the members buy from everywhere. I live in a small community in Eastern North Carolina down a dirt road. I know my rural postal worker and if I get a package that fits in the mailbox, she will drop it off at our home. Packages that are to large to fit in the mailbox is held by the Postal Manager. (There's only 1 person working at the Post Office.) If I get a package that won't fit in my mailbox, she will hold it and send an orange slip, telling me there is a package waiting for me.</p><p>We own a home in town as well, but the Post Office has lost or stolen a couple of packages. I contacted the Mint and was promptly send a new coin. I don't know the particulars about all that, but I do know that our experience with the local post office is great and have only lost one package in the 20+ years we lived in our home in the city.</p><p>We must have a better than average post office.</p><p>Best of luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 25366888, member: 100459"]I purchase mostly from the Mint although many of the members buy from everywhere. I live in a small community in Eastern North Carolina down a dirt road. I know my rural postal worker and if I get a package that fits in the mailbox, she will drop it off at our home. Packages that are to large to fit in the mailbox is held by the Postal Manager. (There's only 1 person working at the Post Office.) If I get a package that won't fit in my mailbox, she will hold it and send an orange slip, telling me there is a package waiting for me. We own a home in town as well, but the Post Office has lost or stolen a couple of packages. I contacted the Mint and was promptly send a new coin. I don't know the particulars about all that, but I do know that our experience with the local post office is great and have only lost one package in the 20+ years we lived in our home in the city. We must have a better than average post office. Best of luck.[/QUOTE]
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