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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vroomer2, post: 156530, member: 80251&quot;]OK.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t know about you all, but I don&#039;t buy the whole &quot;first strike&quot; marketing ploy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for &quot;First Day issues&quot;, that I can &#039;buy&#039; and belive because a Mint event happened at my college...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the spring of 2002, as I was all set to graduate West Point, the West Point dollars were released. On the day the West Pont Bicentenial dollars were to be first released (not first strikes, rather first day issues if you will), I had duty and could not attend the festivities. <b>Nevertheless</b>, I signed and gave a friend a blank check to pick me up as much as he could without going over the $150 in my bank account. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (That&#039;s called trust.) I carefully explained to him the difference between &#039;proof&#039; and &#039;uncirculated&#039; coins. Once I was sure he could tell the difference, I went to bed...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When I returned to my barracks room that night after my duty, I had several Bicentenial dollars and one of the &quot;one per person&quot; baggie of goodies the Mint was giving away waiting for me. Derrek had spent $135 of my money on everything. I shook his hand, gave him a hug, collected my coins and hurried off to lock them up in my room.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;First strikes&quot;.. that&#039;s just bogus.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;First day issue&quot;.. they exist.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And no these dollars will never be for sale in my lifetime. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Thanks, Derrek![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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