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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 2839039, member: 14873"]An update report based on the following earlier post of mine:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] was the winner and I mailed the coin to him forthwith. And here is when I ran into the only problem with my coin gift scheme .........</p><p><br /></p><p>From an earlier post:</p><p><br /></p><p>"I think it is the appropriate time to pause this thread. I have a few Tetrarchic associated coins that are surplus to my needs -- not all of them are London Mint folles, but they all have some historical association. I have always believed in "sharing the wealth" by giving surplus coins to fellow enthusiasts who would appreciate them and I have been looking for a way to do that here -- I think I have found it. The above users have demonstrated their enthusiasm by posting to this thread. So I say to each of them: If you would like to receive a free coin, please PM me your snail mail address and I will mail you a coin. Caveat: I no longer drive and therefor only mail from my home -- exclusively to United States addresses."</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, that scheme worked very well up to the coin gift for [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] when my worst fears were realized -- the coin never showed up for [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] and hasn't to this date. We have corresponded back and forth via PM but it is now obvious that it is "lost in the mail" (stolen or miss-delivered, etc.?). I don't know how I am going to handle this with USPS, but I am going to mail a replacement gift coin to [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] this week.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 2839039, member: 14873"]An update report based on the following earlier post of mine: [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] was the winner and I mailed the coin to him forthwith. And here is when I ran into the only problem with my coin gift scheme ......... From an earlier post: "I think it is the appropriate time to pause this thread. I have a few Tetrarchic associated coins that are surplus to my needs -- not all of them are London Mint folles, but they all have some historical association. I have always believed in "sharing the wealth" by giving surplus coins to fellow enthusiasts who would appreciate them and I have been looking for a way to do that here -- I think I have found it. The above users have demonstrated their enthusiasm by posting to this thread. So I say to each of them: If you would like to receive a free coin, please PM me your snail mail address and I will mail you a coin. Caveat: I no longer drive and therefor only mail from my home -- exclusively to United States addresses." Well, that scheme worked very well up to the coin gift for [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] when my worst fears were realized -- the coin never showed up for [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] and hasn't to this date. We have corresponded back and forth via PM but it is now obvious that it is "lost in the mail" (stolen or miss-delivered, etc.?). I don't know how I am going to handle this with USPS, but I am going to mail a replacement gift coin to [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] this week.[/QUOTE]
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