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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 3748083, member: 73489&quot;]Glad it worked out well for you, and if it&#039;s in a new holder it will also highlight the sides of the coins, which is a plus.</p><p><br /></p><p>But on this subject of crack-outs:&nbsp; I&#039;m not an expert on grading, but I would say I am an expert in the VOLATILITY of grading. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And I think that to accurately predict that most (all ?) of us have a shot at a 1-numerical increase, let alone a &quot;+&quot; designation (which is like a 1/2 number), is really hoping to draw an inside straight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now....if somebody knows from multiple long-time Saint collectors or someone from CAC said something positive, or a few dealers offer a nice premium or say the coin is definitely undergraded, the odds would certainly be in one&#039;s favor.</p><p><br /></p><p>But we&#039;ve had TONS of GTG threads and even Saint veterans can be off by 1-2 numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Submitting to CAC seems to be the low-risk option, IMO, for most of the situations like yours.</p><p><br /></p><p>But congrats on it working out for you.&nbsp; And again, those old NGC holders really hide the sides (not sure why they ever used them).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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