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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Analyst, post: 2040826, member: 29854&quot;]<i>GDJmsp: Knowledgeable people &lt;&lt;know and understand exactly what CAC is and what they do. Huge numbers of people have lost confidence in the TPGs, so they want that extra reassurance from CAC. ... Why ? Because they know that in today&#039;s world they can sell their coins easier with it, than without it. It&#039;s really just that simple. &gt;&gt;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The reasons are not entirely financial. JA and BS really are among the top graders in the coin business. Moreover, doctored coins sometime slip by experts at the TPGs. JA catches many of these. At the beginning of this thread, one contributor seemed to be in an uproar because JA made a mistake. </p><p><br /></p><p>I like to think of JA as the Ted Williams of the coin business; he has the highest batting average, though he is not infallible. Ted Williams struck out on some occasions. It does not make sense to draw conclusions about a grader based on the grading of one coin, just like it does not make sense to draw conclusions about a baseball player from one &#039;at bat.&#039; Of course, I realize that this analogy is very imperfect. I hope that collectors get the point.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinweek.com/news/more-news/coin-grading/coin-rarities-related-topics-the-introduction-of-the-pcgs-coin-sniffer-to-detect-doctored-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/news/more-news/coin-grading/coin-rarities-related-topics-the-introduction-of-the-pcgs-coin-sniffer-to-detect-doctored-coins/" rel="nofollow">The Formal Introduction of the PCGS &#039;Coin Sniffer&#039; at the PCGS Luncheon</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.coinlink.com/News/general-collecting/coin-rarities-related-topics-defining-coin-doctoring-and-dipping-additions-to-the-pcgs-lawsuit-against-alleged-coin-doctors/[/L" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinlink.com/News/general-collecting/coin-rarities-related-topics-defining-coin-doctoring-and-dipping-additions-to-the-pcgs-lawsuit-against-alleged-coin-doctors/[/L" rel="nofollow">Defining Coin Doctoring and Dipping, Additions to the PCGS Lawsuit Against Alleged Coin Doctors – 09/08/10</a></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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