Here is a similar query from 2 yrs ago:
Will CAC give a gold sticker for a strike designation? Or is it only used for numerical grades?
It is known that CAC does take into account strike designations when evaluating a coin. For example, if a Me…
It will always have a premium but I feel like the longer out we go, most of those gold sticker coins will have been sent to try to cross and are most likely going to be only 1 grade undergrades.
That makes a lot of sense, particularly for any with…
The newer holder should protect red cents better IN THEORY.
But all it takes is one bozo to not follow proper protocol during the reholder operation.
Possibly before your involvement with coins Steven; but at one time (late 90's or early 00's?) th…
The vast majority of coins I have purchased are up 30%-80% from when I bought them, say 15 years ago. “Rare” is the key word.
Over 15 years those coins that are up 45% from when you bought them are essentially worth the same as what you paid if…
This isn't a great picture, but I was surprised to see all this "stuff" on a slabbed coin. Is this corrosion? It kind of looks like die polish goo?
and how can this be Market Acceptable?
I did not know CACG was accepting the FS #s! Glad to hear it!
Was there some rollout announcement? I do recall seeing an announcement for errors, but none for Cherrypickers varieties.
St. Judes is a FABULOUS charity. Absolutely at least MS69!
Since I have no kids, I am leaving half my estate to St. Judes and half to The Rattlesnake Conservancy (savethebuzztails.org)
I met Martin at an ANA show in Chicago (1989 or 90?). Coincidentally at the same show I met MarkFeld, who was working for David Hall...
I didn't know he had passed either! Sad
edit : No that's not right. (old age!) I met Martin at ANA Milwaukee 1…
In the old days we could hold our coins! At INSAB we authenticated ancients. One of our best customers was blind. He was rich and had a full time (very attractive) nurse/assistant. He collected ancients because he could feel them.
Yes, I can …
The very best and most plausible explanation I have ever heard for that wonderous San Francisco luster was put forth by Roger Burdette.
He believes that something was amiss with the annealing furnace(s) at that mint. I don't recall the exact detail…
@johnFeigenbaum there is a strange anomaly in the CAC Franklin price listings-- showing mint state 1955 as having an FS-403 Variety, which, to my knowledge, does not exist.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I did not see anything in the Crossover Special announcement that excluded Legacy coins.
Right you are, but this special gives no significant incentive to submit Legacy's because the Pass rate for Legacy coins will be v…
By email:
"In anticipation of the upcoming launch of the CAC Registry (more details below), we will be running a Crossover Special beginning Friday, March 1. While coins that “cross” will be charged at the applicable service tier price, any coins su…
SharpStrike I was going to leave it to Saint Feldini to point out the flawed logic in your post above (because he is a much gentler soul than I),
but I will try :
"The most glaring problem seems to be agreeing what's a details coins and what's no…
I have shopped around a bit (thanks to this thread) and have found a National chain nearby with rates only about 1/2 of what I have been paying.
Also happens to be a location with far less flooding potential, and I can request no box close to floor…
What was your motive for cracking out the CAC stickered coins before sending them to auction glossiko? Did you do this simply as an experiment? Were you hoping for higher CACG grades?
In other words, why did you choose not submit them for auction …
To me, the most interesting examples here are the coins that (if I am understanding correctly) were cracked out of CAC stickered holders and submitted raw to CACG, and received DETAILS grades.
Another possibility (if the Court will allow):
I suspect JA has no great love of moderns.
I always figured that the reason (at least, partially) that CACG will only award the Full Step designation to coins with SIX steps, is that decision would g…
Maybe it would be best for the graders to make a decision on 'questionable toning' based on the individual coin and not just the series it's in.
It occurred to me that it is not "the series", but rather "the alloy". Perhaps CACG could just say tha…
I suspect that the submitter of the 20 66's was most likely buying the cheapest coins he could find. Lots of folks make that error; when they should be shopping for quality, not price!
There is an unbelievable amount of crap out there. Today I am h…
I am wondering: Will CACG be straight grading the coins from 1948-1958 Double Mint Sets that exhibit what we call "terminal toning" (iridescent black)?
Example: