It is known that CAC does take into account strike designations when evaluating a coin. For example, if a Mercury is an "A" coin but the TPG has called the coin Full Bands and CAC graders are of the opinion that the bands are not truly full, the coin will not generally get a green bean.
But how about a Mercury that clearly has FB but the TPG did not designate as FB. Assuming the coin is "A" quality, will it get a gold sticker?
What do you say
@JACAC ?
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Believe it or not, in my experience ANY third party sticker helps to sell coins at retail. Casual retail buyers are a different breed from the hardcore numismatists who post on this forum, many of whom are current or former TPG graders.
As proof that any sticker helps, note that Ebay has 6,400+ MAC listings versus merely 6,200+ CAC listings.
And many of those 6400 listings have been up for years because they don't sell well at all. Meanwhile CACed coins are generally easy to sell.
Thanks for the reply JA.