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Message:: [QUOTE="Breakdown, post: 993675, member: 19532"]Player11, I don't claim to know your background but your statement makes me think you may not know much about CAC.  Here's a few things to consider: 1.  John Albanese knows more about grading coins than me and 99.9999 percent of the coin collecting community.  If you haven't read his bio, take some time and do it.  I have yet to meet anyone knowledgeable in the field that has criticized him (and yes, I know some dealers who are not pro-CAC).  So a CAC sticker is like his signature that the coin is an A or B coin for the grade and not a C coin.  And that the coin is not "messed with". 2.  CAC coins in general will bring more in auction than non-stickered coins.  Some might contend that this is marketing or uninformed buyers, but I think it is a lot more likely that Mr. Albanese has accurately identified the best coins and they naturally will bring better money. 3.  You can learn a lot by having a group of your coins run through CAC.  The cost is only $10 per stickered coin (nothing for those that don't sticker) and by going through your results, you will learn something. 4. There is a misperception that a coin that does not sticker is always an inferior coin.  This simply isn't true -- a beautiful coin may be slightly overgraded and reside in a holder one higher than CAC thinks it should or is a C coin for the grade.  It could still be a wonderful coin, just a casualty of gradeflation.[/QUOTE]