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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom B, post: 1825253, member: 11854&quot;]The part in bold is incorrect.&nbsp; CAC will decline to put a sticker on coins they think are low end for the stated grade <i>and </i> they will decline to put a sticker on coins they think have been altered beyond their line of tolerance.&nbsp; Additionally, they will place a green sticker on coins they believe are accurately graded and solid for the grade <i>as well as </i> those coins they believe are at the very top of the grade or even possibly undergraded.&nbsp; Lastly, the gold sticker is reserved for those coins that they believe are clearly undergraded by at least one point and might be thought of as high end for the next grade up.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point about surface manipulation is often ignored by folks who think about CAC.&nbsp; The TPGs are behind the eight ball when looking at coins since many coins have fresh levels of manipulation to their surfaces and they appear okay while other coins are manipulated in manners that are not yet understood by the TPGs or by CAC.&nbsp; However, over time some coins turn in their holders after manipulation and CAC endeavors to reject those coins for a sticker.&nbsp; Also, some manipulation techniques are later understood by the TPGs and CAC and coins that were previously certified as problem-free can get rejected because of this newfound information.&nbsp; The manipulation inspection aspect of the CAC process is extremely important and can serve to educate many folks; perhaps even more so than the opinion on grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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