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3 questions regarding CAC

jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 9,155 ✭✭✭✭✭
  1. Does CAC accept ANACS holdered coins, and if not, why?
  2. If an MS66 coin was sent in and was actually a proof, what would CAC do, not give a sticker and tell the submitter that it was indeed a proof, not give a sticker and return it without an explanation or place a gold sticker on it with an explanation.
  3. Do they utilize pmd on uncirculated coins to make their decision such as ticks, spots or strike, or color and fields?

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  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Heavily EDITED by me: AFAIK, CAC will only sticker coins from the top two major services. It is a business decision. Best to keep things as they are.

  • shishshish Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Unfortunately the CAC approval rate for coins graded by ANACS would be extremely low, as Insider2 said "It is a business decision."

    I believe if CAC notices that a coin is mis-attributed it will tell the submitter.

    Of course they do.

    Liberty Seated and Trade Dollar Specialist
  • GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,353 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well, I have a "D" Mint Coin with a "P" Mint Label with a CAC sticker. :o

    GrandAm :)
  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,060 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jesbroken said:
    1. Does CAC accept ANACS holdered coins, and if not, why?

    No. JA isn't interested in making a market for them.

    1. If an MS66 coin was sent in and was actually a proof, what would CAC do, not give a sticker and tell the submitter that it was indeed a proof, not give a sticker and return it without an explanation or place a gold sticker on it with an explanation.

    No sticker if caught.

    1. Do they utilize pmd on uncirculated coins to make their decision such as ticks, spots or strike, or color and fields?

    What is PMD in this context?

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 9,155 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cameonut2011

    PMD as ticks, nicks slight marks of indeterminable origin and/or stains.


    When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln

    Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,060 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jesbroken said:
    @cameonut2011

    PMD as ticks, nicks slight marks of indeterminable origin and/or stains.

    Eye appeal is a component of mint state grading. Anything that affects eye appeal or market acceptability is considered.

  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They don’t do ANACS

    So Cali Area - Coins & Currency
  • panexpoguypanexpoguy Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jesbroken said:
    @cameonut2011

    PMD as ticks, nicks slight marks of indeterminable origin and/or stains.

    Those matters are just as important to CAC as they are to NGC and PCGS. From my experience, however, original and unmolested coins do the best at CAC. I won't define originality because there will be a deluge of disagreement, and I have dipped coins myself that subsequently CAC'd, but I try to find coins with as few deliberate alterations as possible and submit them.

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