Seatedman....
Rub is wear. Seeing it is just one thing that separates CAC from the other services.
Strike, luster, marks, eye appeal, and wear are all components in determining the
grade of a coin. Each service has their own standard for weighing …
EspressoLogic...We feel there is no such thing as a low end CAC graded AU58. All our encapsulated AU58s are and will be nice for the grade, B or A coins. Coins that other TPGS might grade AU58, while graded by our standards to be AU55 or AU55+ wil…
So, this is a CAC stickered CAC graded coin? A different coin could be AU58 without the sticker?
No. A different coin may be an AU58, AU58+, AU55, AU53, etc or MS60 or higher for that matter. All will bear the CAC green bean on the tag. ....And…
Hi Vincent, I just retired my PCGS 2022 calendar under the glass covering my desk. I just noticed U.S. Coins' 1933 $10 Indian in MS65 featured for the month of December. If you were lucky enough to get a copy in late December 2021...and still have…
Don’t confuse wear with strike. 1921 peace dollars have a wide variation of strike. Few are fully struck. Most mint state examples show weakness in the hair over the ear and feather details on the eagles back just above the leg. A fully struck one w…
Middle of the road VF
Too much wear on the upper feathers which aren’t a function of strike. It actually looks like it left the mint as a nearly full struck
example.