Stevie- both locations have the same grading standards and are both combining their efforts in building the grading set. Have they refused to cross a hand -full of legacy coins because of various reasons? Of course , and this will go on for eterni…
Hi Larry C. You are correct. We already have the stickers in case I get hit by “ the bus”. Long term - the CACG enterprise will out live the stickering side of the business. JA
Good morning. Sometimes we use the terms “ red dot” and “ green dot” in the grading room. Sometimes A,B and, C. Sure , we’ve conversed using the decimal grades as well.It’s all basically internal lingo and irrelevant as 99% of the conversation is…
Coinstein - early collector members are entitled to 20 economy subs annually and only charged for what stickers. Please call the office tomorrow if you have any further questions. I do not have my info handy today. Thanks JA
Good morning. The “L” designation was incepted to prevent gradeflation in future decades. There’s a long explanation somewhere in an interview I believe. I’ll try to find it and post here. Also - I have personally witnessed in the grading room, man…
Good morning. We sent out approximately 1000 samples to “active” members. Active defined as those submitting in the last 2 years. We’ve had dozens of packages returned for a variety of reasons. If you’d like a sample, please send me a private mess…
Hi Vincent. There are hundreds, maybe thousands. The dime was special as it was graded during my first visit to Virginia Beach. The entire grading room graded it 68 and were all gushing over it. JA
Yes. I believe in 1981 or 1982 in Julian’s showcase, alongside the Amazonian set. Keep in mind- both items are patterns and meant to be collected/preserved. The 1875-s $20 a true “ wonder “ coin as the average uncirculated grade is probably 61-