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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 7638228, member: 18157"]"The PCGS First Strike program designates coins issued in the first 30* days of the Mint's release. This designation not only adds value to modern coins, but takes modern coin collecting to another level with multiple Mint releases each year.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>*In rare cases, coins issued more than 30 days before submission can receive First Strike designation.</i>"</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/firststrike" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/firststrike" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/firststrike</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TWO WAYS TO OBTAIN THE FIRST STRIKE DESIGNATION</p><p><br /></p><p>1. The package mailed to PCGS must be postmarked before or on the PCGS cutoff date for that particular coin/issue. Only the coins need to be mailed to PCGS within the first 30 days of of issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Submit the coins in the original unopened shipping box from the U.S. Mint with a postmark date prior to the specified PCGS cutoff date.</p><p><br /></p><p>"There is an additional $18 Fee per coin for the First Strike Designation." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 7638228, member: 18157"]"The PCGS First Strike program designates coins issued in the first 30* days of the Mint's release. This designation not only adds value to modern coins, but takes modern coin collecting to another level with multiple Mint releases each year. [I]*In rare cases, coins issued more than 30 days before submission can receive First Strike designation.[/I]" [URL]https://www.pcgs.com/firststrike[/URL] TWO WAYS TO OBTAIN THE FIRST STRIKE DESIGNATION 1. The package mailed to PCGS must be postmarked before or on the PCGS cutoff date for that particular coin/issue. Only the coins need to be mailed to PCGS within the first 30 days of of issue. 2. Submit the coins in the original unopened shipping box from the U.S. Mint with a postmark date prior to the specified PCGS cutoff date. "There is an additional $18 Fee per coin for the First Strike Designation." :eek:[/QUOTE]
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