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  • Luster said: Some really nice seated dollars guys! I agree with the comment that finding seated dollars with CAC is proving very difficult versus what it used to be years ago. One of my favorite seated dollars MS64+CAC. Color in hand is a…
  • Theres been multiple threads about the woeful decline of TV quality on CU. Im currently waiting to hear back from customer service regarding my last submission where they gave me the ugliest photos for my slug and my 1795 $10. So far, theres been no…
  • It shows how powerful the registry psychology/marketing/competition/etc has become when considering a ‘+’  to be anything but a small bonus…for coins that have virtually imperceptible differences.  There is usually a huge difference between a 58 a…
  • Apologies, as some of you might have guessed I was using hyperbole. 
  • IMO plus grades were implemented only for dealers and the TPGs to make more money. I refuse to pay + money unless the coin truly deserves it. If the coin is not CAC, a PCGS + has about as much value to me as a CMQ sticker. It speaks volumes that the…
  • oldabe said: Thank you both for sharing.  Would love to see more. A Pioneer thread would be very interesting. I tried in vain to start a Colonial thread on CU. It’s all about history.  https://forum.cacgrading.com/discussion/1071/privat…
    in NGN Comment by DeplorableDan February 10
  • What a gorgeous  piece, all the bells and whistles. I haven’t found one of these that has called to me yet, there was a stickered au58 I really liked but it had a weak strike and you couldn’t make out the 5. It had great skin but I just couldn’t get…
    in NGN Comment by DeplorableDan February 10
  • Now, what other treasures are you hiding from us? The pioneer gold thread is looking pretty bare these days 😈
  • Like FFL said it really doesn’t matter on this one. I think it would have a better shot of stickering as a 61considering the deeper contact marks on the reverse. It might have a touch of rub and it probably saw light circulation, but that doesn’t ch…
  • Um…first off….WOW! That is an incredible coin, and one of the coolest I’ve seen posted on these boards so far.  Without opining on any limiting factors this coin may have, I would tend to believe that it would have made the trip prior to its aucti…
  • Super cool, and one of my top 3 pioneer gold designs.
  •   6) I'll say it - I like the look of the original sticker more than the printed sticker on the cacg labels.   I think the CACG labels could be nicer looking in general.   Next to the width of the slabs not fitting in PCGS boxes, the label des…
  • @JohnButler This coin is causing some angst on Facebook. Many in the comments are opining that this is a defective planchet, a known former us coin grader included. I understand CAC doesn’t grade errors yet, but people are confused about why it …
  • As usual, I'm on the same page as @Catbert and @DeplorableDan . Patience is very difficult, especially after dry periods. However, the pendulum can swing the other way too. The counterpoint, which is nearly as important, if you see THE coin, buy …
  • Coincidentally, I was born and raised in Cherry Hill, NJ!  Have to agree with @Catbert. i didn’t get back into the hobby until about two and half years ago, and I knew NOTHING. I was eager to build a gold type set, and I kept emailing Feld about …
  • JohnButler said: @Catbert This is a great idea. I am letting @JACAC know that there are customers who would like that option on our web site. Thanks, John Butler CAC Grading Founder/Finalizer I too think it is a great idea. Most of…
  • FloridaFacelifter said: I have recently crossed some very big coins…..to be continued…. 👀👀👀
  • oldabe said: Sure, but in any event then some will not cross. Surprised none have popped up in some forum. Speaks well for CACG.  They’ve popped up once or twice, one member here actually had it happen. They bought the coin back from him…
  • oldabe said: Can we make this a general question? Certainly there will be, may have already been, cases in which coins have deteriorated since stickering for various reasons. Notably, a number of red copper coins may now be RB. What is the proc…
  • Acetone removes organic products. Inclusions and stains are unaffected. There must be something on the internet about gold spot removals. If you find anything, I think we all would like you to link to it here. The only thing I know is that…
  • I’ve made these: And have bought these: And I would have crossed this to CACG and saved $1200 but I couldn’t stand the scratched up NGC holder any longer. I caved and crossed it to P at this past fun show. 
  • I'd call it a 63 but if it was on mycollect I'd say 63+ so I'd get 18 points for either a 63 or 64. Ha! I was wondering if anyone else figured that out for when you're in between grades .
  • I think 1920-1926 are the years to watch for, but let’s see what JB says. John, those don’t look like they’re made of Chinese-ium. What do you think the origin is, Beirut? Somewhere else in Europe or the Middle East? 
  • I’m at 64 PL
  • Have to inspect the edge closely to see it. Either done a long time ago crudely to test for a "fake" or done recently at a "cash 4 gold" place, also to test for a fake. IMO, this coin looks cleaned but I don't see evidence of a test cut... At leas…
  • Really appreciate your efforts John, we all love these type of informational posts regarding no grades, counterfeits, etc. Keep it coming! (when you have time, lol)
  • Damn it didn't work, but that was a GIF of a tumbleweed in the desert.
  • VanHalen said: When did Gold stickers become 1.5 grades better? I always thought it was at least 1 point undergraded. Suppose that 67 Barber was a 67.9 when PCGS put it in the OGH. Are we now saying it's an automatic 69? No, we're saying it…