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<p>[QUOTE="claygump, post: 1145131, member: 29689"]CAC. Stands for Certified Acceptance Corporation. The little creen stickers you see on some slabs. </p><p>So from what I can tell they certify that the grading service did their job. Seems like a waste to me. I mean if its already certified by NGC or PCGS why do you need an additional certification? I doesn't even sound like a CAC MS65 is necessarily a "high end" MS65. So why bother? I'm just not sure about it. So should I start a company that checks certifies the green sticker and the PCGS hologram? </p><p><br /></p><p>From the website. </p><blockquote><p><i>WHAT THE CAC STICKER MEANS:</i></p><p><i>• Verified. Your coin has been verified as meeting the standard for strict quality within its grade.</i></p><p><i>• Guaranteed. CAC stands behind our verification by making markets in most actively traded coins.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Many coins that CAC has reviewed, but did not sticker, have been accurately graded by PCGS or NGC. However, CAC stickers only coins that are solid for the grade, often referred to as B quality coins, and those that are considered high-end for the grade, which are often called A quality coins. Those that are accurately graded by PCGS or NGC, but are considered low-end for the grade and often referred to as C quality coins, are not stickered by CAC.</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="claygump, post: 1145131, member: 29689"]CAC. Stands for Certified Acceptance Corporation. The little creen stickers you see on some slabs. So from what I can tell they certify that the grading service did their job. Seems like a waste to me. I mean if its already certified by NGC or PCGS why do you need an additional certification? I doesn't even sound like a CAC MS65 is necessarily a "high end" MS65. So why bother? I'm just not sure about it. So should I start a company that checks certifies the green sticker and the PCGS hologram? From the website. [INDENT][I]WHAT THE CAC STICKER MEANS: • Verified. Your coin has been verified as meeting the standard for strict quality within its grade. • Guaranteed. CAC stands behind our verification by making markets in most actively traded coins.[/I] Many coins that CAC has reviewed, but did not sticker, have been accurately graded by PCGS or NGC. However, CAC stickers only coins that are solid for the grade, often referred to as B quality coins, and those that are considered high-end for the grade, which are often called A quality coins. Those that are accurately graded by PCGS or NGC, but are considered low-end for the grade and often referred to as C quality coins, are not stickered by CAC.[/INDENT][/QUOTE]
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