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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1421461, member: 24633"]Perhaps it is something they just started doing in 2011, but in any event, the "Early Releases" is just a gimmick that came up after some of the tv coin shows pressed for it to hawk their products. Originally, NGC used "First Strikes" just like PCGS, but a suit was filed in Florida against the use of the term because there is no way to prove if a coin was the first struck or the one millionth struck. The court found in favor of the plaintiff, so NGC was forced to discontinue using "First Strikes". The ruling didn't affect PCGS because it is a California corporation.</p><p><br /></p><p>No offense intended, but the use of the term "Early Releases" is just as misleading as "First Strikes", and anyone who pays a premium for a coin graded as such or who pays the additional fee to include it on the insert when submitting one for grading is just wasting money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1421461, member: 24633"]Perhaps it is something they just started doing in 2011, but in any event, the "Early Releases" is just a gimmick that came up after some of the tv coin shows pressed for it to hawk their products. Originally, NGC used "First Strikes" just like PCGS, but a suit was filed in Florida against the use of the term because there is no way to prove if a coin was the first struck or the one millionth struck. The court found in favor of the plaintiff, so NGC was forced to discontinue using "First Strikes". The ruling didn't affect PCGS because it is a California corporation. No offense intended, but the use of the term "Early Releases" is just as misleading as "First Strikes", and anyone who pays a premium for a coin graded as such or who pays the additional fee to include it on the insert when submitting one for grading is just wasting money. Chris[/QUOTE]
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