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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7932312, member: 101855"]The purpose of CAC is that it is supposed to help you avoid NGC and PCGS graded coins that are over graded or those that have been “worked on” too much. You read in the blogs about how John Albanese, the founder of the company, is “the go-to guy” whose expertise is superior to everyone else. That is the opinion of CAC’s supporters, not what Albanese says about himself. </p><p><br /></p><p>When it started, it was supposed to denote the coins that John Albanese, and group of associated dealers were willing to buy at unspecified prices. Since then, it has morphed into what I defined above in the minds of it’s fans. </p><p><br /></p><p>In truth, CAC has approved of coins that have been net graded, and, at times, there have been coins that followed “grade-flatiron” or were “off” completely. I have a file of pictures of these pieces, which fall short, in my opinion. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have started many times that CAC gets it right well over 90% of the time, but that’s not good enough for the “CAC community.” For them, if you don’t support the concept that it is “the industry standard,” you are a heretic. By definition, in these people’s minds, coins without the sticker fall short, even though there is a chance that CAC may not have reviewed them, or there are other experts who might disagree.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7932312, member: 101855"]The purpose of CAC is that it is supposed to help you avoid NGC and PCGS graded coins that are over graded or those that have been “worked on” too much. You read in the blogs about how John Albanese, the founder of the company, is “the go-to guy” whose expertise is superior to everyone else. That is the opinion of CAC’s supporters, not what Albanese says about himself. When it started, it was supposed to denote the coins that John Albanese, and group of associated dealers were willing to buy at unspecified prices. Since then, it has morphed into what I defined above in the minds of it’s fans. In truth, CAC has approved of coins that have been net graded, and, at times, there have been coins that followed “grade-flatiron” or were “off” completely. I have a file of pictures of these pieces, which fall short, in my opinion. I have started many times that CAC gets it right well over 90% of the time, but that’s not good enough for the “CAC community.” For them, if you don’t support the concept that it is “the industry standard,” you are a heretic. By definition, in these people’s minds, coins without the sticker fall short, even though there is a chance that CAC may not have reviewed them, or there are other experts who might disagree.[/QUOTE]
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