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Message:: [QUOTE="jester3681, post: 1788018, member: 53130"]The "First Strike" coins are those minted during a certain period after the mint begins minting a coin. It might bet the first 250,000 coins, so it's not terribly special. The TPGs draw a line in the sand to determine the date that "First Strike" ends. The only way to get a coin slabbed as first strike is to submit it in its unopened shipping box from the mint with a post mark on or before the date selected. As for collector value, the certification adds little to the value of the coin more than the grade does. Some people just like to collect them. I have been collecting silver bullion coins since 2011, and all of my ASEs are "First Strike" MS70, just because I'm OCD. The foreign ones in my collection are not as strictly purchased (I have an ASE, Maple Leaf, Panda, Britannia, and Libertad Onza from each year, and aside from the ASE, grade and status are not important to me as long as the coin shows nicely).[/QUOTE]