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<p>[QUOTE="Hotpocket, post: 1786180, member: 44182"]Ok, so since my original post I went ahead and bought 10 Zombucks coins from Provident. A couple of comments about the coins and Provident:</p><p> </p><ol> <li>First, I was unimpressed with the quality of the minting / strike of the coin. Details were not very clear and there appears to be pitting in the silver. Even in the high res picture posted above you can see that in the image the coin appears grainy - its even more pronounced in person. This is consistent on all 10 of my coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Wont be purchasing anymore - good novelty item but not for bullion investing in my opinion</li> <li>Provident shipped quickly (good) and included a free coin tube (good) even though I only bought 10 coins, not 20. However, they simply stacked the ten coins in a twenty coin tube, with no packing to take up the extra space (which was half the tube). So when I received the package in the post, you could hear the coins jingling back and forth as you moved/shook the box. This is unacceptable to me - the reason I purchased these coins is for the unique design and look of the coin. I did not want them dented up ("bag" marks), but I can see a few spots where that's likely to have happened. Disappointed with that.</li> </ol><p>Overall a neat coin, but a little underwhelmed by the whole experience. Giving a few to my nephew and my two boys, otherwise I'm done. Going back to my beloved ASEs and Morgans.</p><p> </p><p>Just my 2 cents - have a great day![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hotpocket, post: 1786180, member: 44182"]Ok, so since my original post I went ahead and bought 10 Zombucks coins from Provident. A couple of comments about the coins and Provident: [LIST=1] [*]First, I was unimpressed with the quality of the minting / strike of the coin. Details were not very clear and there appears to be pitting in the silver. Even in the high res picture posted above you can see that in the image the coin appears grainy - its even more pronounced in person. This is consistent on all 10 of my coins :(. Wont be purchasing anymore - good novelty item but not for bullion investing in my opinion [*]Provident shipped quickly (good) and included a free coin tube (good) even though I only bought 10 coins, not 20. However, they simply stacked the ten coins in a twenty coin tube, with no packing to take up the extra space (which was half the tube). So when I received the package in the post, you could hear the coins jingling back and forth as you moved/shook the box. This is unacceptable to me - the reason I purchased these coins is for the unique design and look of the coin. I did not want them dented up ("bag" marks), but I can see a few spots where that's likely to have happened. Disappointed with that. [/LIST] Overall a neat coin, but a little underwhelmed by the whole experience. Giving a few to my nephew and my two boys, otherwise I'm done. Going back to my beloved ASEs and Morgans. Just my 2 cents - have a great day![/QUOTE]
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