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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mstng02gt, post: 2656932, member: 15174&quot;]Well, never judge the dealer too harshly. A dealer or profiteer taking advantage of capitalism is the very thing that brings remarkable coins to market and aids in preserving them for future generations. Capitalism led to saving some of the greatest rarities like the 1804 Dollar or 1933 Double Eagles that were saved from the melting pot. It has also led to the discovery and preservation of many hoards of coins that may have otherwise been melted down or lost to history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Such stores by past dealers, mint employees, and others ignite passion in the eyes of collectors. This builds value with collectors make them aspire to stand out with the best collection their respective budget allows. If coins had no value to dealers many would not have been saved or available for the buyer to purchase or even learn about. It is very hard to fall in love with a hobby that you are oblivious to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even the greatest modern sets like the Epic D. Brent Pogue collection came from some sort of dealers. The days of finding great rarities in circulation are mostly behind us, and so we rely on dealers to keep nice coins available for us.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the CAC sticker for those that said they didn&#039;t know what a gold sticker meant. A gold stickers minimum standard as set by CAC would be a coin that would receive a green sticker at the next highest grade. So for example:</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have an MS60 1881 S Morgan that is an accurately graded average MS60 it will get no sticker.</p><p><br /></p><p>If that Morgan was a good solid MS60, maybe even a shot at a 61 it would get a green sticker.</p><p><br /></p><p>If that Morgan was in an MS60 holder but was a solid 61 maybe even on the verge of a 62 it would receive a gold sticker. The gold sticker standard though is a very conservative one. So chances are if you see a gold stickered coin it will not just have met the bare minimum of standards.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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