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Message:: [QUOTE="Vess1, post: 468964, member: 13650"]According to this article, the intent of the CAC stickers is actually good for the hobbyist.  It seems reasonable to me.  Here's where the guy is coming from.  A short piece from the article:   "The concept for the kind of service rendered by CAC grew out of Albanese's (the founder) concern that low-end coins were dominating the marketplace.  For grading purposes, Albanese, like a number of other market makers, divides coins into three groups- A, B, and C- with "B" coins being average for their grade, "C" coins below average (or low-end) and "A" coins above average.   "For way too long," he said, "C" coins have been dragging the market down.  Nicer coins have traded for a premium over C coins, but it hasn't been nearly enough.  The tail has been wagging the dog: Price guide values have been based on the lowest one-third, or even the lowest 10 percent, of the coins in a given population.   "To me, that doesn't seem fair- and it's also misleading to consumers.  When they buy a coin from a dealer based on the price-list value, they almost always get a C coin.  But when they try to sell an A coin to a dealer, they're almost always offered a C-coin price." edited - sorry Vess, but forum rules prohibit this.[/QUOTE]