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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BUncirculated, post: 1373486, member: 29581&quot;]Close but not quite.</p><p><br /></p><p>The First Strike/Early Release on the TPG label comes from the TPG, but the coins were purchased from the Mint and done so within the first month or so of striking and release. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some items from the Mint must be submitted directly to the TPG without the original shipping box being opened. The 25th Anniversary sets from last year are an example. According to several dealers I know, they could not open the packages from the Mint with these sets in them to inspect the coins for errors or varieties if they wanted the First Strike/Early Release on the TPG label. They had to send the unopened package to the TPG as soon as they received it from the Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the coins come directly from the Mint. The designations on the label come from the TPGs. </p><p><br /></p><p>FYI, First Strike/Early Release means nothing really, it&#039;s more for marketing for those gambling on the items coming back with a 70 on the label.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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