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@jmlanzaf said:

@PeakRarities said:
And I will add that in my 5 years in this board, I can’t recall anyone ever having been chastised or branded as “less than” because they didn’t buy into the sticker concept with the full weight of their wallet….I don’t think JA ever had a fun to anyone’s head, so my presumption is that some of these perceived victimizations manifest from internal or historical resentments.

JA is constantly holding a fun to our head!

I generally agree with what you are saying, as you've narrowly defined it. I don't recall anyone ever being told they should open their wallet. However, many anti-CACers have been criticized for their negativity.

The venom that was directed toward me was over the top. At one point it got so bad that John Albanese called me to apologize for the comments of some of his supporters. The PCGS monitor sent me a PM advising me to just put a certain person on “ignore” because there was not anything the monitor could do to stop it. Why they were so concerned about one collector’s opinion is beyond me.

It seems a reasonable suggestion to me. I won't buy an unstickered coin from most dealers unless I can see it in hand but I have numerous times from Doug Winter, who will explain why he thinks a coin did not sticker. Would do the same if Laura or George told me they liked a coin for grade.

George has more than once told me to pass on a coin that was stickered. There are a few pair of eyes I trust far over my own, even in series I focus on.

None of this changes that I am a believer in CAC.

Reposting this little bauble from the thread about the 1944 gold regulations. My birth year collection, which at one point contained a 1950-dated 49.04 ounce gold bar from the U.S. Assay Office in New York. About the size of a pack of cigarettes, though rather heavier.

@chattycoins said:
Wow, did I say something to offend you?

No, you asked for feedback. I responded.

Thats too bad, but wont stop me.

Stop you from what, finding damaged coins?

I lived in Manhatten when I was a child and started my collecting. And the large majority of my coin shop experiences were at Stack’s, to which my fellow-collector, younger brother and I walked eagerly on many Saturday mornings. I remember meeting Harvey and Larry Stack when I was about 10 years old. They and the rest of the staff there treated us very nicely and with considerable patience.

I often gazed in awe through the glass display cases at the trays containing a wide variety of coins in various states of preservation. Very early on, I gravitated towards older, rarer pieces, as well as Proof type coins and attractively toned examples of all types. We were allowed to examine coins that we clearly would not be able to afford. And on some occasions, without us asking, Harvey or Larry would even pull out coins that weren’t even on display, but which they thought we’d appreciate. And that we did.

New “Goldie”:

I’m a big fan of $1 Gold; thanks to Doug Winter for this one!

If you are looking for errors, I suggest you do some studying first on what an error actually is.
About 99% of the anomolies you see on coins are just damage, it is rare to find an actual error
in the wild. You should learn on how coins are minted as this is the only time an error can occur.
Also you need to learn the difference between a variety and an error. Until you learn these things
you will just be hitting your head against the wall. A perfect example is the coin you just showed,
how do you think that could have possibly happened when the coin was struck.
A good site to study what an actual error is error-ref.com.