Still Waiting For O Canada Box And July Coin

I received the box and the 10th coin yesterday. I am two coins short of the completed set..... It's quite nice, AND a long wait for the box.

Yeah...so I just got Niagara but no box. Still waiting on the last five coins as well. What is going on....

I just received the colored maple yesterday.
A single coin in a medium size box by FedEX. The box was quite beaten up though, probably got stuck/crush by other packages in the truck. The coin still in-tack though.

One more coin for the set to be completed.
Good luck with everyone else.

I finally received my box. Unfortunately, it has two roughly two inch long scratches on the lid (at about 7:00 PM). These are not deep gouges, but you notice them if you look at the lid. I'm really torn over whether to try to return it for exchange:(

Some considerations: 1) I don't know if RCM has any extra boxes; 2)the box is somewhat heavy and would cost a not insignificant amount to ship back (I live in USA) that I will likely not be able to recoup (I have attempted to receive return shipping reimbursement from RCM three previous times for exchanged defective coins (sent letters with my info and copies of my post office receipts, but RCM never even acknowledged receipt of any of them:( 3) I don't know if the replacement would be any better

Sadly, I am satisfied with every other aspect of the box: it is well-constructed, with precisely-built corners/joints and hinged lid that opens and closes perfectly. The wood even smells great. (LOL). And my coins look great on display in the box. Am I just being too picky? Nothing in this world is perfect: should I expect coins and their display boxes to be any different? Any thoughts on what I should do?

This is a tough one, sturmgrenadier.

If the scratches really don't detract from the box, I would be inclined just to keep it.

Since so many folks including yourself waited so many months to receive their boxes, there's no telling what might happen if you try to exchange it.

On the other hand if they bother you a lot, I would first try and find out if the mint would just send you a replacement box and let you keep the one you have.

"If you don't ask, you don't get."

IT ARRIVED! got home this weekend and found it waiting for me. now just the November coin to receive to have the complete set.

NuMoosematist,
Thank you for the tip about these O Canada coin boxes also being available for sale through APMEX, an American dealer that I have coincidentally bought bullion from several times previously. (I guess that I am a dummy for not knowing this about one of my existing dealers). And I know it's already been said many times by others, but these coin forums are really a great resource for collectors:) I went ahead and bought a coin box for the $15.00. I ordered it together with a 5 ounce Mt. Rushmore bullion coin (I've wanted to own one of these 'hockey pucks' for a long time). The shipping for both was $10.00 (I thought it was a reasonable deal).

I had unfortunately already called RCM to set up an exchange yesterday morning (they agreed to ship a replacement upon receipt of the defective one, issuing me an RMA#, etc. But, I suppose that I can wait to receive my box from APMEX (I think that it will be in nice condition: I have only had positive experiences with ordering from them), and then call RCM to cancel the exchange/void out my RMA.

Besides the time and expense of return shipping (which I have never been able to recover from RCM for past defective coin exchanges), one further disadvantage of my doing such an exchange is that RCM required me to exchange both the defective box and Niagara coin (mine is in excellent condition); so I would have had to risk receiving (a good coin box and) a defective coin in exchange - how ironic that would be:( I look forward to completing my O Canada set like other posters here. Congratulations to those here who have already done so.