Rains

3 coin set? Yes.
Individuals, still yes.

Half-Sovs do. Never bought a 1/4 Sov, but I would presume so.

Yes 

ROYAL MINT establish a WORKING QUALITY CONTROL dept for the first time in their 1000 year+ history
PLZ plz plz.

It's not that I don't believe you, it's just... The royal mint would bankrupt itself with the lack of QC combined with chards postage costs! 😏

I see @James32 has been busy 😄

As I don't know anything relevant yet, I can comment.
Bullion versions will be unlimited, although supply might be short initially compared with demand. Expect to pay between about 6% and 10% premium.
Proof issues limits are likely to be similar to recent "special" years, but probably slightly higher, to meet expected high demand.
I would expect prices to be about double the intrinsic gold value, or slightly higher than last (2022) years.
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Completely agree. Thankfully/touch wood I've never personally had to make a claim. But over the past few weeks I've taken to photographing every stage of "over wrapping" the parcel ( including what sock colour im wearing) , weighing on picture each step, then finally finished sealed addressed envelope/box/RM bag. Then always over insuring items at sometimes own expense, I'd rather pay an extra £1/£2 today than face a £1000+ regret tomorrow. 
Thanks for all the very helpful responses everyone, I will update with hopefully a positive outcome in due course. 

What you going to want to do is phone the customer service number, the regular one. Then you will need to ask whoever answers the call for a special investigation escalation. Don't take no for an answer and just keep saying I want to escalate this and eventually they will say somebody should call you back within 4 hours. That person is more likely to be able to actually help you than any customer service representative would. You probably quote your claim reference number as well to help speed things along.
You could also have a quick Google and try and find the executives email addresses. They will hopefully reply but it's not guaranteed. But if you keep sending emails to them about this, hopefully somebody will get back to you.
My situation was a little bit different because I saw on my tracking that they were removing my item from the network and we're going to dispose it but I caught it in time. I have never had to make a single claim for anything lost within special delivery so I can't speak from experience about whether or not precious metals are covered, but from my understanding they should be.
Good luck and keep us all informed as to how you get on.

Hi all, this is on behalf of another member whom I won't name, but I'm starting this thread in the hope it throws up some helpful advice for them, and quite frankly...as we are all on the proverbial hook.
Will try and keep as short as possible, but basically he posted a gold coin by special delivery, well wrapped and protected, correct address, nothing obvious as to what was inside. This is a highly trusted member who has successfully traded multiple multiple thousands in bullion items. 
The coin never arrived, the tracking never updated after a couple of days. We waited a couple of weeks in good faith/hope it would eventually arrive ( never did) the seller duly refunded full cost and started the claim process, all pretty straight forward although highly frustrating. 
Another few weeks pass, and today the seller finally gets a response from the Royal mail, but not the kind of response he/i/any of us would be hoping for..
Dear Mr xxxxxx
Thanks for contacting royal mail regarding a special delivery item, reference #######
××× The item has been removed from the network because we believe it contains prohibited items. Royal mail is entitled to deal with prohibited items as we see fit, so it has been disposed of. For security reasons no further details are available. 
Regards Mary Tilley, Royal mail××××
 
This is the worst blanket statement I've read in my sheltered life, seriously 😐 is this the service we are paying for ? Can any postal worker's or even law professional offer tips on the member next step?
Has any dealers on here even faced a similar situation and if so, did you reach a satisfactory outcome?!
Thanks for reading and for any advice shared to help the member in question, but also us all moving forward. 
If ive tagged you it's because I believe you may have a helpful input, thanks in advance. 
@watchesandwhisky @pricha @arphethean @arshimo2012 @AndrewSL76 @Tn21 @DuncanWylieWilson @theman73 @modofantasma @richatthecroft @Paul

I've heard of this before but can't remember the outcome sadly . It'll take some research. Honestly Royal Mail have a death wish. Its basically getting rid of staff of 35 years experience and want to replace them with owner drivers , no uniform no pension holidays etc. Basically cheap labour.  Don't believe strikes are about pay rises. Its about protetecting the service. I'd be horrified if a specail delivery didn't turn up ? It's heartbreaking . Not as if the their is any great alternatives.  Bascily if you take a special delivery to a counter the person behind the counter must ask what's inside incase its a prohibited item. Of course you can now ask for the item to be collected by your postman but postman have not been trained to ask what's inside. Only to collect the item.  Good luck to with their dreadful customer services.  

Perhaps "886" denotes 886% mark up or premium?
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Well that's my enjoyment out of the window. 

1.Learn to walk before running
2.Knowledge and understanding
3.History
4.Dont F*ck with the Silver Forum old boys...
 
 

Tell you what though..... the price of McKewans Export is mental atm...... bloody £4.75 FOR 4 at Morrisons now....... absolutely shocking to say the least... 

Thanks all, some really insightful analysis.

Since Covid started the premiums on silver eagles were rising in the US. Now a mixture of supply issues and a bit of sustained sentimental value on eagles gives us the insane premiums here in the UK but also in the US
Let's not forget prior to Covid the folks in the United States were able to buy silver at spot (most probably generic silver) but those days are long gone now. 
We used to envy the folks in the US for being able to get silver much cheaper than us here in the UK but it is now almost leveling off.

I see @James32 has been busy 😄

I would advise you to read this first:
https://www.chards.co.uk/blog/advice-guide-for-uk-bullion-investors/1041
It does not comment directly on American Silver Eagles, but will still answer your question, and some others which you have not asked.
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@Aecoin Did you see this?

took the words right out my mouth!

I see @James32 has been busy 😄

I see @James32 has been busy 😄

Not just central banks seem to be some whales about
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/gold-market-roiled-mystery-buyer-waves-300-tonnes 

Well all i can say is,  if the Bull#hit broadcasting corperation reported it.  then it has to be true 🤣