Just found this: http://www.propertyroom.com/ItemDetails.aspx?l=7909416 and it made me wonder. 1.How could anyone know that any particular coin is a first day of issue? 2. If this is the 583rd coin ICG graded, how could they have known that there'd be a total of 972 in this grade? I guess there really is a sucker born every minute. Yes, I do know that NGC and PCGS would not grade this higher than 65. I occasionally look at that site because sometimes, although rare, there are good deals to be found.
1. I believe they were delivered to ICG on the first day or something along those lines. Just like First Strike or Early Release at PCGS/NGC respectively. They each have their own rules for submissions to get these designations. 2. Purely guessing, the 972 was likely from one submission. A lot of these coins are sold on cable TV, who submit large amounts of coins to be graded. - Ian
Submitter sent in a large number of coins, say 972, on the first day they were released by the Mint with postmark proving first day of issue. This was coin #XXX of the 972. Happens all the time with bulk submitterrs
