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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MVC, post: 363423, member: 5290&quot;]This (IMO) was a massive scam perpetrated by the grading companies to get additional grading fees.&nbsp; The theory, as pointed out in the previous post is that coins that could be proved to have been delivered within 30 days of release were assumed to be the first coins off the production line.&nbsp; The Mint vehemently denies this is possible and disapproved of this practice and was on record as saying that a coin delivered during the 1st 30 days of release could have been the first our last produced.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thinking was that if the coin was one of the first delivered, it was the first produced and therefore would have a better strike than coins produced at a later date.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These coins designated with First Strike sold at much higher premiums on Ebay than other similarly graded coins when IMO are no different.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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