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Message:: [QUOTE="dreamer94, post: 187329, member: 6449"]I couldn't agree with you more! NGC has finally bowed to pressure (and a class action lawsuit) to drop the misleading and phony designation "First Strikes" but has replaced it with the equally meaningless designation "Early Releases". The purpose of a special designation is to identify a coin that is different in some way. It should be clear to everyone that the "Early Releases" designation is meaningless from a numismatic perspective. It might be less untruthful than "First Strikes" but there is nothing about coins so designated that makes them more valuable or even more interesting than later releases.  However, now that I understand the philosophy behind the "Early Releases" label, I propose two additional designations that can help NGC continue to make something from nothing. First is the "Shipped on Tuesday" designation for which only about 20% of coins will qualify. The other is "Packed by Steve". These two designations should be worth at least a 50% premium due to their relative scarcity. If Steve leaves the US Mint, the value of these coins will skyrocket![/QUOTE]