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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 25876257, member: 73489&quot;]I think they can grade -- some are former graders, others collectors for over 50 years -- but they were surprised by the &quot;zero-tolerance&quot; standard imposed by CACG which certainly is a rupture with what they expect from PCGS and NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>People value consistency above all, I guess.&nbsp; CACG in some instances was being 100% strict and so the coin with a minute amount of wear/friction/rub on a single high-point despite fabulous attributes elsewhere (i.e., luster)....was NOT being &quot;net-graded&quot; but dropped to the AU bucket.</p><p>Not sure...curiousity....wanted to see if the grade held or went down by 1 increment (clearly, some went down lots more).</p><p><br /></p><p>People have lots of respect for JA given his history so they were certainly going to be drawn to CACG.&nbsp; What I want to see if someone like LS, who was the #1 cheerleader for PCGS + CAC stickers.....will now be 100% behind CACG, 50-50, or only marginally pro-CACG.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>JA (and CAC/CACG) do have the reputation of being tough gold graders.&nbsp; Probably a result of the laxness that appeared from time-to-time over the decades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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