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First Strike designation anomaly???

GiggidyGiggidyGooGiggidyGiggidyGoo Posts: 77
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Does anyone else have trouble digesting a 'First Strike' designation on an ASE, and garnering only a grade of 68????? Doesn't 'First Strike' signify one of the first planchets struck from a new set of dies? Could a planchet really be that bad before striking? Sorry for all the ????, but this baffles me that a Silver Eagle struck from new dies could only get a 68.
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    JoeLewisJoeLewis Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭✭
    Oh boy.

    Check out some of the history of the FIRST STRIKE designation.

    Also, many things can happen to a coin after its been struck which can effect its grade.

    US and British coin collector, and creator of The Ultimate Chuck E. Cheese's and Showbiz Pizza Place Token & Ticket Guide

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    ArgentumRexArgentumRex Posts: 620 ✭
    Not at all. The grade mostly reflects how dinked/scuffed up/etc. the coin gets after striking (yes, deficits in the planchet or die can limit the ultimate grade of the finished coin). But a brand new die doesn't equal high grade. So everything is "A-OK." Hope that helped!

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