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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 24609282, member: 77639"]In order for CAC grading to really succeed, they will have to attract truly rare, high-end U.S. coins … four-figure and above based on numismatic value, not melt value. This will take time, if it happens at all, because most of these coins are already in NGC or PCGS holders. So, CAC grading has to convince owners to send these coins for crossover grading. This is much tougher that convincing the owners to send coins for stickering. With a sticker submission, the coin retains its original holder and grade no matter what the outcome of sticker grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>The real attraction of sticker grading is that it is a second opinion, so the coin has two independent organizations that agree on the grade if it stickers. If a coin is put in a CAC slab, there is only the one opinion … and that’s from a start-up company (slabbing operation is separate from the stickering operation). Ask yourself, would you rather have a coin in a PCGS or NGC slab with a CAC sticker or same coin in a CAC slab? And especially, if a coin already has a CAC sticker on the slab, why would you send it to CAC grading? Coin grade already has two opinions, so you’re going to pay to have that reduced to one opinion? I don’t think so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 24609282, member: 77639"]In order for CAC grading to really succeed, they will have to attract truly rare, high-end U.S. coins … four-figure and above based on numismatic value, not melt value. This will take time, if it happens at all, because most of these coins are already in NGC or PCGS holders. So, CAC grading has to convince owners to send these coins for crossover grading. This is much tougher that convincing the owners to send coins for stickering. With a sticker submission, the coin retains its original holder and grade no matter what the outcome of sticker grading. The real attraction of sticker grading is that it is a second opinion, so the coin has two independent organizations that agree on the grade if it stickers. If a coin is put in a CAC slab, there is only the one opinion … and that’s from a start-up company (slabbing operation is separate from the stickering operation). Ask yourself, would you rather have a coin in a PCGS or NGC slab with a CAC sticker or same coin in a CAC slab? And especially, if a coin already has a CAC sticker on the slab, why would you send it to CAC grading? Coin grade already has two opinions, so you’re going to pay to have that reduced to one opinion? I don’t think so. Cal[/QUOTE]
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