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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 664872, member: 2972&quot;]Hey guys.&nbsp; Sorry it took me a while to get to this one....</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t comment on the dealer&#039;s submission, because I didn&#039;t see it.&nbsp; However, I do have a bit of trouble believing CAC &quot;plays favorites&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, here are the results of my CAC submission:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/101823160/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My impression of CAC grading is that they are a bit more stringent when it comes to &quot;problems&quot; and tends to not give stickers on those coins in which a coin had a problem that the CAC didn&#039;t think was worthy of a grade.&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether that be hairlines on a 64, or spots on a 66 or 67, or (gasp) putty on a 63, or artifical/questionable toning -- all reasons I was given for a lack of sticker.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few observations from my submission:&nbsp; My NGC coins did worse than PCGS coins.&nbsp; I did the best in my area of specialization (copper).&nbsp; Some of the coins that didn&#039;t get the sticker aren&#039;t necessarily bad coins, but just not good for the grade (i.e. a good coin in a bad holder).&nbsp; The total cost including shipping was a little more than $12/coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall (and in retrospect), I agreed with the CAC on the vast majority of their assessments.&nbsp; I learned a lot through the process as getting back &quot;reasons&quot; for the missed stickers was a very educational (and eye opening) experience.&nbsp; I would recommend CAC in a minute to someone looking for a good way of learning more about the finer points of grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. I&#039;ve been planning on doing another CAC submissions, but just haven&#039;t gotten to it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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