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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 580919, member: 16948&quot;]Yep, exactly as Jack said.&nbsp; I have collectors who will only collect Indian cents that have the Eagle Eye Photo Seal (EEPS).&nbsp; EEPS coins come with an Eagle Eye sticker and a laminated photo card of the coin with Rick&#039;s signature.&nbsp; And you might wonder since Rick sells only Indian cents, whether he puts his seal on coins just to make it easier to market them, I have to say it&#039;s been my experience that it doesn&#039;t matter whether he owns the coin or someone submits it to him, Rick judges each coin independently and without prejudice before he puts his sticker on a coin.&nbsp; Otherwise, Rick and his EEPS coins would quickly soon lose their integrity.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In any event, EEPS coins do bring a premium and are highly sought after among the Indian cent collectors.&nbsp; The CAC people are basically doing a very similar thing by putting their seal of quality on all series of coins they feel are premium for the grade.&nbsp; I now have collectors wanting CAC stickered coins and are willing to pay a premium for them.&nbsp; I have even seen a few coins bearing both the EEPS and CAC stickers!&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One of the positive things these stickers have done is simply making it easier for people to buy these coins &quot;sight unseen&quot; (throught the mail or from auctions) with a better assurance that they are getting a very nice problem-free coin.&nbsp; However, relying on these stickers is also making it easier for collectors NOT to have to learn to grade coins for themselves, which IMHO is not necessarily a good thing.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Whether or not you agree with the higher quality of these stickered coins, you have to agree that it is an excellent marketing tool, as long as integrity is maintained![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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