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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 24874160, member: 20480&quot;]Don&#039;t ascribe to the pricing nonsense with CAC coins.&nbsp; The paid advertising you see for CAC coins setting record prices at auction are invariably accurate because one is unlikely to make such a claim without the results to point to.&nbsp; It&#039;s what is not said that is more important to consider:</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>That, just like in the stock market, there are winners which outperform and receive all of the attention, and losers which no one talks about.&nbsp; I can&#039;t recall anyone telling me stories about stocks for which they paid too much that subsequently lost them money, or about CAC coins doing the same.&nbsp; Do not buy the label . . . buy the coin.</li> <li>According to CAC, their stated mission is to identify and green-sticker coins in the B and A bands for the assigned grade, and to not sticker coins in the C band.&nbsp; I also understand that the same criteria apply to CAC Graded coins. As far as I know, that mission has never changed.&nbsp; <br /> </li> <li>CAC Gold-stickered coins are an entirely different animal.&nbsp; Pricing for such coins is a bit out-of-control.&nbsp; The reason is because CAC Gold-stickered coins in AU58 holders can justifiably hop several grades and bring much higher prices.&nbsp; Naturally, this created quite a following and drove much higher prices for them.&nbsp; The issue is that in other grades, the Gold-stickered coins are not likely to jump more than a single grade, yet the mindset of buyers apparently stuck because ridicuous premiums are often seen attached to Gold-stickered coins which might jump only a little in the next grade or two. </li> </ol><p><br /></p><p>Again, do not buy the label . . . buy the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, there are lots of coins which have not been submitted for CAC stickers or CAC grading, so don&#039;t feel like a coin you&#039;re buying is some sort of misfit.&nbsp; If you spend the time studying grading standards, and learning what quality is, you&#039;ll do just fine leaning on your own skills, and not someone else&#039;s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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