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Pillar of the Community
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Received mine today, I opened it with some trepidation, happy to say ant free! If you didn't get ants with yours...send them back for a refund.  KK |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I hope someone who works at the mint is reading this thread!
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Bedrock of the Community
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The ants could have come from many places I suppose. Unlikely they hitched a ride from the Mint to the fulfillment center but possible I guess. Could have hopped on board at the fulfillment center but most likely after they were boxed up. Could have been an infestation at the local PO or on the USPS truck.... regardless I think it's going to be difficult to pin it on the Mint but it's IMO their responsibility to make it right.
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Pillar of the Community
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the ant infestation happened when the coins were sitting for some period of time, I find it hard to believe it would happen in transport..
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agree - these must have been stored in incredibly poor conditions. Hard to believe.
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Pillar of the Community
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My best guess would be a FedEx semi trailer was parked for a couple of weeks in the Southern States somewhere and the ants crawled up in it and decided to call it home. That's my line of thinking. Although ... Coinfrog is getting way too much enjoyment out of this...  Did he grow the ant colony himself and sneak into the Memphis facility and put the critters (1200) through a pinhole, one at a time. Did Coinfrog train these bugs to be very quiet to avoid detection until - like a surprise party - they popped out of their hiding spots when I opened the package?  Mmmm . . .maybe not.  In retrospect, it is pretty entertaining. P.S. I'm still curious about the chronology of these packages of mint and proof sets. What happens to them from strike to customer. But that's another thread. Edited by Biedercoins
05/24/2019 3:13 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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To put an end to this dilemma!   Edited by Dorado
05/24/2019 3:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It could have been worse. It COULD have been Fire ants and that ant no joke. Them suckers HURT!
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You could not make this thread up, I just love it. I mean, it's not like somebody got shot.
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Moderator
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It COULD have been Fire ants and that ant no joke. Them suckers HURT!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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So are the coins okay?
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
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^^ Yeah, let's get back to the important thing!
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