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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 626001, member: 5233"]I think this is the real key if you are buying the coin for your own personal collection. If you want the comfort of the TPG but feel that you are also capable of judging the coin...then don't worry about CAC. This is my line of thinking when I collect nicer coins. If I know the coin well, I can judge for myself if the coin is good for the grade or not...and thus save on the CAC premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, if you are trying to sell and you have a slabbed coin that is very nice for the grade and you want to get the absolute maximum value for it...there is the benefit of CAC. It's sort of that old "Two heads are better than one" saying. Buyers as a general population will pay more for the coin if it the grade has been "certified" by two separate and unrelated groups.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, PCGS and NGC are considered the best of the TPGs. They are the only two with excellent reputations for a long period of time. So, CAC only stickers their slabs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 626001, member: 5233"]I think this is the real key if you are buying the coin for your own personal collection. If you want the comfort of the TPG but feel that you are also capable of judging the coin...then don't worry about CAC. This is my line of thinking when I collect nicer coins. If I know the coin well, I can judge for myself if the coin is good for the grade or not...and thus save on the CAC premium. However, if you are trying to sell and you have a slabbed coin that is very nice for the grade and you want to get the absolute maximum value for it...there is the benefit of CAC. It's sort of that old "Two heads are better than one" saying. Buyers as a general population will pay more for the coin if it the grade has been "certified" by two separate and unrelated groups. Yes, PCGS and NGC are considered the best of the TPGs. They are the only two with excellent reputations for a long period of time. So, CAC only stickers their slabs.[/QUOTE]
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