I agree with you. These guys have been of so much help as well as very informative and thoughtful to lurkers such as I. They make one want to really get into learning the hobby and also to keep coming back for more intelligent and caring answers. I thank all of you so much.

I an studying some of the rare strikes and I came across one that I may have that could be rare. It is a boomtown one with 'ct' mint as well as the whip appears to be a short whip version. I came across this information from a website called shopandshiphawaii.com which has a description of the different strikes and of what ones are rare. It appears to be exactly identical to the picture from the website. Its the stagecoach one with the four horses and supposedly the cowboy sitting on the stagecoach is whipping one of the horses and the whip appears to be a short whip. Have you guys heard any such rare ones as of the one I described? I am working on getting a picture, but the quality doesn't come out right on my phone. I will try to upload this once I get a better quality of a picture. Thanks again guys.