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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Scuba4fun777, post: 3172184, member: 75199&quot;]Agreed. The “First”, “Early” and other similar marketing designations used by the ‘Third Party Graders’ or TPG’s, were meant to imply that these coins are of better quality. If the mint were to only use 1 single die pair to mint the entire run without repairing or replacing it AND if they were to use a documented FIFO system, then this certainly would be the case.</p><p>In reality, the only thing that these designations prove is that these coins were received by the TPG on or before a specific date, shortly after being released by the mint.</p><p>If you were to compare a group of identical coins with identical grades from the same TPG, with the only difference being the “First” or “Early” type designation, you would find no difference in the quality of the coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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