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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Catbert, post: 500299, member: 12718&quot;]I&#039;m not a fan of CAC, but Doug Winter is on point about buying quality:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>In this market, it pays to be a fussy buyer. If I were a collector of New Orleans half eagles, I would personally rather have a choice, original AU53 than a not-so-choice and not-so-original AU58. Even though the holder says that one of the coins is five points “better” than the other, my eyes told me that the lower grade coin was aesthetically superior.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>My buying guidelines have always been that I want a coin that is in the top 5-10% for the grade with choice, original surfaces, nice color and good eye appeal. I want the sort of coin that will get a sticker when I send it to CAC. In the new coin market of 2009, I am repeating this to myself every time I look at a coin (be it at auction, in another dealer’s inventory or when a collection is sent to me by a specialist-collector). I’m being ultra-careful not to slacken on my quality standards and neither should you.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.coinlink.com/News/general-collecting/the-new-rules-coin-buying-in-2009/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinlink.com/News/general-collecting/the-new-rules-coin-buying-in-2009/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinlink.com/News/general-collecting/the-new-rules-coin-buying-in-2009/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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