There may be a misunderstanding in your coin club, as, if you investigate, JA/CAC is providing an honest service that you can't obtain from the...
I agree with @Insider, the CAC site, numerous others that have iterated my original words, which an intellect as yourself may locate. JMHO
I generally apply those standards to all of the coins I purchase. After working in BM coin shops from the age of 9 years, more than 7 decades...
FROM THE CAC SITE: "Out of all the coins submitted to CAC, less than half receive the honorable CAC sticker." THUS: They only "Bean" a NGC or...
All opinions are respected/appreciated, but my statement is based on published statements, seen both here and on CAC information sites. I'm a CAC...
The CAC bean only means that the coin has been subjectively graded by a human to at least the average grade criteria of that TPG organization,...
I agree with you, but my experience has been less than millions of coins are over-graded, possibly 10%, with the remainder generally meeting the...
I personally have avoided for some time, submission to NGC and PCGS, especially after having coins that were graded/slabbed come back having a...
I have hundreds of already CACed Gold coins ready (i.e. "beaned" over a long-period/since-CAC-startup) to be sent for an upgrade review. They are...
Individual buyers have created the illusion that a CACed coin is a better grade coin. A CAC "bean" merely indicates the submitted item meets or...
We generally don't collect/store/display Silver coins in a fashion that retains their original surfaces. For expensive coins that I locate in...
I've been "conserving" Silver coins for more than 70 years, and a proprietary advancement on this technique is the best ever found for restoring...
Accurate words! You won't get a cheap price, but at least what was paid for on that site! A nice coin for am MS65 St. Gaudens, believed...
The truths could be told, as I recently did in response to a query post, to earn my first warning/deletion, I described a possible coin that...
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The following is part of a personal conversation when trying to support the continuing existence of eBay coin sales, being destroyed by seller...
I've an extremely large collection of high grade U.S. Silver coins that have been in storage for more than 60 years, pulled from hundreds of coin...
WISE INVESTMENT!, as MS64 is the "sweet spot grade" for this type Gold coin. JMHO
Your certified posted coin price explains why you can't afford that coin. I'm posting a link to a lesser value coin,...
WOW!! GREAT JOB!!! Thanks for the post!
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