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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2488312, member: 19463&quot;]You each control what you will pay for a coin.&nbsp; It makes no difference whether a coin is slabbed, stickered or both unless you decide that you can not live without that coin.&nbsp; VERY few of us have shown coins here that are so rare and so marketable that we could not wait until another day and get, perhaps, an even better coin.&nbsp; When you pay extra for a coin with add ons, you are saying that the coin is worth more to you.&nbsp; There are still plenty of coins out there not stickered.&nbsp; Just take your money and walk.</p><p><br /></p><p>EXCEPT:&nbsp; You should really value the CACA stickers.&nbsp; They are awarded only to the absolute finest coins and by the most expert of experts.&nbsp; A little known fact is that CACA, Inc. also issues the option of a completely invisible sticker which they will apply not only to the well known slabs but also to Raw coins.&nbsp; To apply for your invisible CACA, just sent $25 and the sticker will appear on your coins applied by the same technique used by The Emperor&#039;s New Clothes magic tailor.&nbsp; Postage costs have been reduced and the chance for loss is considerably less.&nbsp; The stickers are guaranteed to remain in their original, invisible condition as long as you own the coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; I assure you that a CAC of Faith is every bit as valid as the opinion of any other sticker applied by people who consider Franklin halves to be ancient coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>The truth:&nbsp; I do respect the gentlemen who grade and encapsulate for NGC.&nbsp; I do not agree with their decision to change the grading system to be friendly to their target market which they and I agree is not the kind of collectors that typically read these pages in the Ancient Section.&nbsp; If you feel that you can not live without coins without considering those overpriced for any reason (not just their type of container) you are the problem.&nbsp; Select your favorite sellers, pay them what you are willing to pay and be patient.&nbsp; You do not have to buy every coin in every sale. Let the rich people have a few.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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