Pete,

I have read all of your responses about increasing the number of $200 strikes and I have to agree with you that a fair amount would be 125 with increments of 25, not to exceed 200.

My wife and I travel to Las Vegas (4) times a year and we have yet to go to the Four Queens and have a chance to play to win a $200 strike from there. They were always out of $200 strikes everytime we went there so we don't even stay at their casino to play any other gaming machines. So, who really loses out, the CASINO and me "THE COLLECTOR". I will then move onto another casino who has the strikes that I am looking for as a collector and after playing to win their strikes, we then stay and play whatever gaming the casino has to offer!! With this low mintage at the Four Queens, we from out of town don't even have a chance to win any $200 yet alone the specialty strikes. Take for example the PALMS and there $200 Strikes, you never hear anyone say that there was too many minted. Six out of seven $200 strikes had a mintage of 250 and they flew out the door!! So maybe the winning ingredient is in the DESIGN and not only in the numbers.

Jerry SS#673