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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aberlight, post: 177009, member: 6510&quot;]ND86:</p><p>The only coins I collect by date are gold and platinum 1/10 eagles. I have all the uncirculated 1/10 platinum eagles and gold 1/10 in proof and uncirculated. The proofs as you likely already know come in small presentation boxes that look like small books. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not knowing in advance about gold reverse proofs I looked at upcoming products and read about the platinum eagles. Since I already own gold 1/10 oz bullion along with the proof series I decided to pass on the gold uncirulated since I would be doubling up on basically something I already own.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I think the gold uncirculated in the presentation boxes look really nice especially all lined up and decided that I would begin collecting the platinum 1/10 oz uncirculated begining with 2006 assuming they came in a presenation box as stated.</p><p><br /></p><p>After waiting for the uncirculated eagles to go on sale and waiting to receive them I was highly let down that they do not come in the presentation book-like cases despite the description. After calling the Mint and being told that the description doesn&#039;t mention anything about presentation boxes despite the fact that I was reading verbatium the description in front of me I was put off.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now a few days after calling the Mint they changed the description as it was that way along. I feel that they should have made a note stating for what ever reason the coins would no longer be sent in presentation boxes, but rather the velvet pouch. This should have been done before they started shipping rather than after me calling. Now I am not saying they changed it because of me, but eitherway they should make a note of the error or change in old description along with the changed description describing velvet pouches. This is why I am upset. Granted Bait and switch was a little strong, but I was appaled to read the changed description with any notation of the change as if this was the way it always read.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins are low mintage and I haven&#039;t decided if I will keep them or sell&nbsp; on Ebay since now people want something no longer available, but I will likely not buy any in the future. Just stick to bullion 1/10.....plus its a lot cheaper.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that said, do you think upcoming uncirculated bullion platinum eagles as issued since 1997 lacking the W mint mark will be harder to come by in following years since now the mint has a similar program despite the reverse design? I am curious about how much &quot;collector&quot; demand makes up the bullion production.</p><p>**************************************************</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Let me make certain I understand your point. You bought a couple of APE unc fractionals that are completely sold out and potentially very valuable due to low mintage and you were originally upset because the mint said they came in a protective presentation case and they came in a pouch inside a regular box instead. The language used by the mint to describe the packaging was inaccurate and misleading. You used much stronger language but I think it&#039;s the same problem we&#039;re talking about, no?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, now you&#039;re saying the mint changed the description to be accurate and not misleading and you&#039;re still mad? That&#039;s where I lose you. You seem to be saying that the mint is &quot;a bunch of losers&quot; because they apparantly fixed the &quot;false advertising&quot; problem with correct information and now they&#039;re &quot;bait and switch&quot; people and &quot;true liars&quot;?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I know you had a problem with them, and righty so, but why have a problem with them because the seemed to have fixed the first problem. Bait and switch seems to me more correct if you got an inferior product. I&#039;ve seen the APE unc and they are truly beautiful coins. You got a fabulous product. You can always return the coin for a full refund....and there&#039;d be a thousand collectors out there drooling to buy those valuable, sold out APE fractionals knowing they come in a pouch and not a case. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please correct me if I didn&#039;t get your point or missed something. I&#039;ve been wrong before on this one.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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