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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 24860741, member: 20480&quot;]I am no more a fan of CAC than I am of PCGS, NGC, ANACS or raw coins.&nbsp; Coins are coins.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cac-launching-grading-service.400277/page-6#post-8619092" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cac-launching-grading-service.400277/page-6#post-8619092"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cac-launching-grading-service.400277/page-6#post-8619092" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cac-launching-grading-service.400277/page-6#post-8619092">I&#039;ve said it before</a>, and I&#039;ll say it again.&nbsp; The real value proposition they all have to offer <i>collectors</i> is in authenticating coins . . . </p><p><br /></p><p>The grading of coins is a value proposition to those who do not wish to learn to grade for themselves . . . those who are invested in coins, but not in the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some might say that third party grading is necessary to protect beginning collectors <i>before</i> they learn to grade.&nbsp; I say beginning collectors should be patient and start small, inherently limiting their exposure until they have sufficiently validated their skills in the marketplace.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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