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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1129425, member: 15929&quot;]FDI = First Day of Issue. Coins can only receive this label if they were submitted on or before their official issue date. The alternative would be to submit a sealed $1,000 box that has an official government seal stating &quot;Do Not Open Before (the issue date)&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Presidential/Error%20or%20Variety/028-2007-P00-AdamsFDOI11738121Missi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Position x = Orientation of the Edge Lettering where x equals:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A if the Edge Lettering is right side up when the Statue of Liberty is Face Up.</p><p>B if the Edge Lettering is right side up when the President is Face Up.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Presidential/Monroe/061-2008-DMonroeFDOIPositionB128895.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Populations for John Adams Missing Edge Lettering Regular Slabs is:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>AU58 - 1</p><p>MS62 - 8</p><p>MS63 - 82</p><p>MS64 - 714</p><p>MS65 - 462</p><p><u>MS66 - 68&nbsp;&nbsp; . </u></p><p>Total - 1335</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Populations John Adams Missing Edge Lettering FDI Slabs is:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>MS64 - 178</p><p>MS65 - 70</p><p><u>MS66 - 2&nbsp;&nbsp; . </u></p><p>Total - 250</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, FDI Labels are a marketing gimmick designed to increase interest and submissions, <b><i>limited by specific submission criteria</i></b>, BUT, just like their First Strike™ counterparts, they receive higher premiums than standard slab labels.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>An MS64 Missing Edge Lettering FDI Slab will cost you much more than a Missing Edge Lettering Standard Slab simply because there are fewer of them available. The coins are numismatically identical as its the slab which you would be paying for.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With only 2 FDI MEL coins graded by PCGS in MS66, I expect that each of these could cost mid 4 figure sums.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>First Day of Issue</b> by PCGS used to be open to every Authorized Dealer AND Collectors Club member. Coins had to be submitted in lots of 100 or more through the Bulk Submission Program. On July 1st of 2008, PCGS restricted that program to PCGS Authorized Dealers ONLY and to this day, <b><span style="color: red"><u>ONLY</u></span></b> PCGS Authorized Dealers can submit Presidential Dollars via the Bulk Submission Program. The net result has been a significant drop in submissions and a significant drop in interest since us peons no longer had the <i>opportunity</i> to get our own high grade coins. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was PO&#039;ed and still am regarding this decision.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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