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Message:: [QUOTE="JPeace$, post: 1862596, member: 42727"]I think as long as PCGS keeps their registry "closed", there will always the bias in the marketplace for those collectors using that registry.  Now add the "CAC" sticker to the equation and in some people's minds, you have the utopia of a coin grade.  Let me just be clear that I don't subscribe to that theory as it's been well documented that TPG's make mistakes as well as CAC.  We are all human. Personally, when I make a decision to bid/buy a coin, I make my entire decision on the coin, not the slab it's in.  My last statement assumes that I'm looking to buy only those coins slabbed by NGC or PCGS. I personally like NGC more than PCGS.  Many of my most recent purchases have been in NGC holders.  I don't know the reason.  Could be more coins being sent to NGC, more coins in NGC holders being liquidated by their owners, but I still see a ton of PCGS coins being auctioned by the major auction houses. The coin in my avatar resides in a PCGS holder with a CAC sticker.  I didn't buy it for that reason, but I'm pleased with the TPG, the 4th opinion and the fact that it's beautiful and in my collection.[/QUOTE]