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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;justafarmer, post: 2930129, member: 3926&quot;]First of all these first strike coins do not end up @ the bottom of the bin as you propose. Their location in the coin bin correlates more to how full the bin is when a die is changed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second - blanks are fed into the coin presses through a continuous feed process that based on my knowledge has no planchet pre-heater attached.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third when dies are changed on a coining press - the first struck coins are diverted to an auxiliary collection shoot and captured for inspection by quality control. What QC does with these coins after inspection - I have no idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fourth - there are other intermittent issues in the coin manufacturing process that cause the coin press to cease production for a period of time allowing the dies to cool. And etc, ect</p><p><br /></p><p>At this time, based on the minting process as it stands now, one cannot designate a first strike coin with a high level of assurance. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I do agree that the Mint has the capability and could easily capture these first strike coins and assemble them into special mint sets that the general public would probably be willing to pay a giant premium for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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