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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikem2000, post: 1503914, member: 30574&quot;]Oh Mandy,&nbsp; LOL, I just knew you would you would pick up on that.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the exact words in the study </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Grading considerations taken into account by CAC are such qualities as the attractiveness of a coin’s luster and its eye-appeal, originality of surfaces, lack of outstanding blemishes, strong strikes, and attractiveness of toning.&nbsp; Coins that have unsightly abrasions, “grungy” toning, overly soft strikes, distracting spots, streaks, or other outstanding blemishes, for example, are not stickered by CAC.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As Larry said,&nbsp; No study needed, just Look.</p><p><br /></p><p>But on a more serious note, your original post said you have no dog in this fight.&nbsp; If the majority of the coins you collect are of the Bullion\Wildlife series\ type, you are correct, TPG&#039;s and CAC will provide little value to you.&nbsp; So I don&#039;t get it.&nbsp; What&#039;s the beef?&nbsp; Also, if you have not bought and SOLD numismatic coins in the 4 digit range, I do not see how you would care or have the required knowledge to judge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I can make a correlation.&nbsp; It seems you are a successful women and maybe you have a nice car.&nbsp; Maybe a BMW.&nbsp; Now some folks who never owned a BMW might say you paid extra just for the BMW logo on the hood.&nbsp; (aka the green been).&nbsp; Now you have experience driving the&nbsp; the car&nbsp; and with that experience, you know for a fact that you did not pay extra just for the emblem, but you inded paid extra because you got a better car.&nbsp; The skeptics may disagree, and say it has 4 wheels, 4 seats just like mine, but if you have experience in the high end car market, you know, it is not just like theirs.&nbsp; The engines runs smoother, the brakes work better and so on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its the same thing....&nbsp; you are paying for the better coin not the sticker.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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