Well Dave, you were referencing my point that a grader might show favoritism if he/she knew a coin was owned by Mr. Hall. Not surprisingly, I...
Never put valuables like coins, currency or jewelry in checked luggage. They show up nicely on x-ray, and checked luggage is x-rayed in the back...
Let's say you're a dealer who is a customer of PCGS. Among the last few coins sent in, you think some very valuable ones were under-graded. So...
I would guess David Hall doesn't have coins graded at PCGS unless it's done so the graders don't know the coins are his. Regulatory authorities...
Given that PCGS is part of a publicly traded company, I assume there are procedures to prevent graders from knowing the origin of coins from...
Premium creep by auction houses. Cal
I'm quite familiar with the facts you present about CAC and agree with them. We appear to have different perspectives on what constitutes...
I really like this one too. Has that crusty, authentic, historic, wonder-where-it's-been look. Came back to it several times for another look. Cal
Evaluating the condition of a coin is grading whether it's in a slab or not. The primary grading services grade lots of coins that are already in...
Of course CAC grades coins! They look at a slabbed coin and decide if it meets the grade on the slab. Then they go a step further and decide...
You inferred that, but I never said it. I simply don't know and can't find out how impartial their grading is, but hope that it is and think they...
It's about fairness to folks who aren't part of the company. Their coins should get the same consideration in grading as company-owned coins....
It is a conflict of interest if company-owned coins are more likely to be stickered than non-company-owned coins of comparable quality. I'm not...
My thinking is along the same lines that SEC, FTC, and DOJ have when it comes to trading security instruments versus evaluating them. If Moody's...
It's a conflict of interest if company-owned coins are given more favorable treatment than other coins. And, no, they won't kill their business...
I am quite aware of each every fact mentioned above and have been for some time. Grading operations should be separate from trading. If they're...
CAC could have been set-up as a secondary (NOT second tier!) grading service without also being a dealer. It would have accomplished the same...
CAC being a dealer makes me wonder about potential for conflict of interest. Possibilities: 1. Buy un-stickered slabs, put on stickers and...
Looked at your thread, Mike. Tried a search before my post, but the search engine rejected CAC as having too few characters. The thread gave me...
Separate names with a comma.
