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Message:: [QUOTE="BisonBaron, post: 60696, member: 3651"]Hello All, I have a question that has been bugging me for a couple weeks.  I have been looking on ebay at people selling 2004 and 2005 nickel rolls still in the white mint boxes.  It seems like atleast 50% of the sellers claim their boxes of nickels are "FIRST STRIKES." They usually have a picture of the side of their boxes.  I see on the side on the box that there is a barcode and a product code which is located above the barcode.  But, to the right of the barcode are three(3) numbers, one on top of the other.  On the bottom is the (1) date, on top of the date is the (2) time, and on top of the time is a FOUR digit number.   What is that number?  Because some people are selling boxes with later dates than others as "FIRST STRIKES" and getting way more money for them.  Stating that 0000 number on top of the time is production number.   I have boxes with 0000 and others with a number that is 3###.Someone please set me straight on what those numbers mean. I also have a second question.I have peace medal nickel rolls that don't have the barcode printed on the white box, they have a sticker with a barcode.  They don't have the three numbers to the right of the barcode like the ones I am asking about above.  Are these earlier strikes, or did they just run out of ink so they couldn't print the barcode directly on the box? Thanks for anyone and everyones help,D[/QUOTE]