UHR gold eagle First strike rule from PCGS
 

According to the mint news blog and PCGS website

That means, DO NOT OPEN IT UP AND LOOK AT IT!!! If you are lucky enough to receive your coin quickly and in time to get it to PCGS for first strike grading, make sure you keep it in the box unsealed.

http://www.pcgs.com/customer_service_update.chtml

I posted this to help anyone out, if anyone finds that this information is incorrect and can link some reliable proof, I will change it, but I dont want to see anyone lose the chance to get a grading that might be worth some serious cash.

Re: UHR gold eagle First strike rule from PCGS
 

"First Strike" isn't worth serious cash. It's marketing hype to fool the fleabay crowd.

Re: UHR gold eagle First strike rule from PCGS
 

Igor, thanks for the post. The paragraph on the PCGS website certainly isn't written very well. It leaves open room for interpretation.

Here is the entire paragraph from PCGS on the issue:


The way I interpret what PCGS says is that there are two ways to qualify for "First Strike" designation. The first way is to get the coin to PCGS before their cut-off date of March 11th. I believe this is correct because later in the paragraph, they state It would be impossible to send just the coin and its acrylic capsule without first opening the box.

The second way to get First Strike would be to send the unopened box that shows a mint shipping date within 30 days of the release date which I would assume to be March 11th.

I have never shipped anything to PCGS, but that is the way I read it.

Is there anybody with first hand experience with this issue?

Re: UHR gold eagle First strike rule from PCGS
 

:confused_ma: Others can do as they please but me...When I receive mine,I will open it and submit JUST the coin in it's capsule. As long as I have it POSTMARKED by 3/11/09, There will be no worries. On a similar submission..They had a quarterly special that ended 12/31/08 and I mailed a week before. It did not arrive at PCGS til 1/15/09 and they honored it.....So if in doult, give them a call to verify :s1:

Re: UHR gold eagle First strike rule from PCGS
 

Everyone can choose what they want to do. I'd love to have a MS70 First Strike - however, I realize that with me MURPHY's LAW happens in SPADES. :4_1_72::4_1_72:

And it ain't the NEW Adminstration's Fairness Doctrine - nope. :yes: It just the way it is. :yes:

So I HUMBLY just keep the little sucker in the MINT case and smile; that is when I receive this year or next? The BOOK it'll show up in 2011!

:111::111:

Re: UHR gold eagle First strike rule from PCGS
 

On a related note, the NGC date required for "Early Release" is March 9th.

I don't know what all this matters, with the Mint releasing these coins at a frustratingly slow pace, there will be precious few coins qualifying for special PCGS or NGC designation.

Re: UHR gold eagle First strike rule from PCGS
 

Exactly! Numismatically a First Strike or early release 70 is the exact same as a 70 without the designation. They are both perfect. In this particular case though, a First Strike or early release will be much more rare. Supply and demand.