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@johnny010 said:

@FlyingAl said:
Failing CAC does NOT mean a coin is not solid for the grade.

It means JA doesn't feel it's solid for the grade. That is a significant difference.

It's also important to note CAC gets it wrong too.

This reads nice but you are incorrect. The industry has adopted CAC. Even though it might be run by one person it’s much bigger than JA. Presumably you’ve sat at a dealer table and discussed a coin and if it will CAC or not? If you haven’t that’s ok you’re at the upper end of being able to grade but I can assure you’ve I’ve heard this conversation over and over again at EVERY show I’ve been to in the last few years.

Even if the industry has adopted CAC, it doesn't mean I have to.

People make huge sums of money playing the game with plastic and stickers. I've seen it done by others, and done it myself. CAC simply provides a standard.

I could buy a coin that did not CAC for many reasons, but I'd assure you the #1 reason is that I like the coin. For example, take the below. It failed for spots as a PR67, but is one of the most heavily frosted 1938 nickels in existence, likely in the top three. Should I sell it immediately since it didn't CAC and go buy a PR67 without frost? There are some coins that simply do not come with stickers.

@seanq said:

@Mr Lindy said:
I cherried TWO 69S DDO in one bank wrapped roll of 69S Cents.
Cashed the pair out for instant fast cash in early 90's.
Paid off all my college loans & bought an amazing 25 year accumulation of real errors: not varieties
& some other things on that 6c investment.

The rolls rans me 1.50 a pop when I archived them. I got so poor I looked thru the rolls before I cashed them out.

What a fun surprise & not the only interesting cherries daylighted when I searched my hoard of BU rolls...

Pretty sure I have a handful of original 1969-S rolls squirreled away somewhere, y'all are going to make me open them, aren't you.

@Byers I am curious about the recent examples, you said one group was from an old time collection, do you know if the other coins were found recently or were they also discovered years ago and put away?

Sean Reynolds

Sean- the other 2 small groups that I referenced above were also put away decades ago. They are in choice MS condition and most have some red color remaining.

I have this nickel 3c piece in my 7070, in addition to the nice clip it has very strong clashed dies. The picture is small but you can see the bold clash on the reverse.

This coin isn't mine but the worst clash I can recall seeing is on this Civil War Token, I would assume the clashing is also what caused the obverse die to shatter.

Sean Reynolds

Thanks for posting it, hopefully someone is able to place it in their set! Looks pretty decent too!

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