This $200 strike controversy is really getting old.
Maybe they shouldn't even be considered a silver strike since you don't really win them like all the others. Maybe they should only be available by having Red/White/Blue 7's on the 3rd payout line like the One Pound strikes shown in some machine display cases were won. No redeeming 20 $10 strikes for one. Hit the big payout and you get one. No dealer monopolies, no stooges, no lines, no worries about mintages, etc...
If you really want one you play until you win it or you find someone who has won one of them and try to buy it from them.