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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom B, post: 1520603, member: 11854&quot;]<font size="2"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman">Do a search of CAC on these and the NGC boards and you will find many <i>heated </i>discussions and may even find a post or two with sound logic embedded inside. Unfortunately, many posts regarding CAC have been pulled from the PCGS boards so a search over there might not help much.</font></span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman">I have found that with my clients that coins priced above $1,500 or so move faster with a CAC sticker and that those without the sticker have questions asked about them. I also don&#039;t buy into the pure comparison of coins with a CAC sticker vs. those without since CAC strives to sticker only the better coins within a grade range and attempts to exclude overly manipulated coins from their pool. Therefore, in a perfect world, the CAC stickered coins should, on average, be nicer than those not stickered <i>if all coins were sent to CAC. </i></font></span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman">Personally, I like CAC and am an authorized dealer. I will also include the following bit that I have written many times previously. </font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman">CAC is a <i>tool </i>that is available to all and, as such, it is quite similar to knowing how to use a loupe; having the knowledge to spot counterfeit pieces; understanding what manipulated and original coinage should look like or how they will likely appear; being able to interpret printed guide prices and auction results; understanding how to grade according to the ANA standards and how this grading differs from the various TPG grading standards; and learning all the options for buying and selling within the market.</font></span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman">Sadly, the vast majority of collectors ignore their study of coinage and thus are not truly numismatists. However, some folks pursue this knowledge and will happily listen to other opinions, regardless of whether or not they agree with those opinions. CAC can help all, but will help those who are willing to accept their help the most.</font></span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #000000"></span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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