I will not play at all at this time.
If I ever decide to sell, my PCGS coins will go to CAC before liquidation.
Don't see the value in two registry sets - with and without CAC.
No ill will intended, but what happens when JA passes on to the great bourse in the sky?
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
@Cameonut said:
I will not play at all at this time.
If I ever decide to sell, my PCGS coins will go to CAC before liquidation.
Don't see the value in two registry sets - with and without CAC.
No ill will intended, but what happens when JA passes on to the great bourse in the sky?
In answer to your question, as talented as J.A. is, I’m pretty sure that at that point, he will cease evaluating coins.😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
This is a game changer for the market. It will be interesting to see how much the CAC/non-CAC price disparity will grow.
You might not have a choice for rare/top pop coins if you want to sell the pieces for fair prices. I am not a sticker sycophant, but you can't ignore market realities!
Why the sour grapes,,,,,,, the original NON-CAC Sets are staying. They are just adding additional sets that are for CAC coins. Your current sets are not effected and if you don't want a CAC set don't start one.
Maybe I should start a Barber Sticker! I might not be as well versed in the high end MS coins but in the mid-grades his opinions pale in comparison to mine! I have seen enough CAC'd Circ Barber Halves I don't think should be in a holder that he lost all my respect!
This is a game changer for the market. It will be interesting to see how much the CAC/non-CAC price disparity will grow.
You might not have a choice for rare/top pop coins if you want to sell the pieces for fair prices. I am not a sticker sycophant, but you can't ignore market realities!
@amwldcoin said:
I certainly hope you don't start awarding points for CAC stickers or I'm done with the registry sets.
I'll be hitting that CNT-DEL-REG/SET button & signing out also.
I understand your point, but I kind of think it would make more sense to give points for CAC stickers in the regular registry than creating a second registry. It's all but forcing people to have two different registry sets.
JA 40 years in the business?? It begs the question, what is the succession plan........
Glad they are working together - took a change at the helm of PCGS to make it happen.
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@RedCopper said:
How can PCGS prove if a coin has a CAC sticker unless they have access to the CAC database.
What will Del Loy Hansen do now moving forward ?
PCGS is proud to have this exclusive partnership which includes a connection to the CAC database, allowing us to cross reference coins to ensure legitimacy of both the holders and stickers.
@amwldcoin said:
I certainly hope you don't start awarding points for CAC stickers or I'm done with the registry sets.
I'll be hitting that CNT-DEL-REG/SET button & signing out also.
I understand your point, but I kind of think it would make more sense to give points for CAC stickers in the regular registry than creating a second registry. It's all but forcing people to have two different registry sets.
The same cert numbers from your "Regular" set can be used in your CAC Set. No one is being forced to start a CAC Set and your regular sets are not affected by CAC Sets.
@RedCopper said:
How can PCGS prove if a coin has a CAC sticker unless they have access to the CAC database.
The new PCGS “rules” state they will (can if they want to?) check the CAC database. That is available for the public, just by entering the Cert Number on the CAC website.
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
@amwldcoin said:
I certainly hope you don't start awarding points for CAC stickers or I'm done with the registry sets.
I'll be hitting that CNT-DEL-REG/SET button & signing out also.
I understand your point, but I kind of think it would make more sense to give points for CAC stickers in the regular registry than creating a second registry. It's all but forcing people to have two different registry sets.
The same cert numbers from your "Regular" set can be used in your CAC Set. No one is being forced to start a CAC Set and your regular sets are not affected by CAC Sets.
If you have all CAC coins, you can do that. What if your regular set only had a few CAC coins?
@Cameonut said:
I will not play at all at this time.
If I ever decide to sell, my PCGS coins will go to CAC before liquidation.
No ill will intended, but what happens when JA passes on to the great bourse in the sky?
What happens if you pass on to the great bourse in the sky before you decide to sell? Will your heirs send all eligible coins to CAC? To avoid that risk, what is the disadvantage of you sending them in now, other than the psychological hit of seeing some of your coins not meriting the CAC sticker?
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
@Lakesammman said:
JA 40 years in the business?? It begs the question, what is the succession plan........
Glad they are working together - took a change at the helm of PCGS to make it happen.
I've asked that question (about a succession plan) a couple of times over the last few years and have never gotten even a guess for an answer.
I think it's the elephant in the room.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
@Lakesammman said:
JA 40 years in the business?? It begs the question, what is the succession plan........
Glad they are working together - took a change at the helm of PCGS to make it happen.
I've asked that question (about a succession plan) a couple of times over the last few years and have never gotten even a guess for an answer.
I think it's the elephant in the room.
I believe I read in an interview in the Gobrecht journal that there is a plan in place which involves a different sticker. Which would in effect make it like a 2nd generation sticker.
@Lakesammman said:
JA 40 years in the business?? It begs the question, what is the succession plan........
Glad they are working together - took a change at the helm of PCGS to make it happen.
I've asked that question (about a succession plan) a couple of times over the last few years and have never gotten even a guess for an answer.
I think it's the elephant in the room.
I believe I read in an interview in the Gobrecht journal that there is a plan in place which involves a different sticker. Which would in effect make it like a 2nd generation sticker.
Oh brother ....Then the original JA era stickers will be worth a huge premium over the others Just like rattlers, OGHs and fatties Are worth more....
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
I think this was a poor decision. Not many people will want duplicate sets. Hence, really, it's just replacing the registry they have now with a new registry of only CAC coins thereby disqualifying the majority of PCGS coins from being added to relevant registry sets. The whole idea of the registry - and what drives prices - is the competition for the best sets. Well, that is, of course, CAC sets.
This also RUINS the data for all historic-All-Time-Retired sets.
I give this move a 0/10.
As an aside, can regular peons even submit their coins to CAC? - last I checked - their registration was closed.
@TradesWithChops said:
I think this was a poor decision. Not many people will want duplicate sets. Hence, really, it's just replacing the registry they have now with a new registry of only CAC coins thereby disqualifying the majority of PCGS coins from being added to relevant registry sets. The whole idea of the registry - and what drives prices - is the competition for the best sets. Well, that is, of course, CAC sets.
This also RUINS the data for all historic-All-Time-Retired sets.
I give this move a 0/10.
As an aside, can regular peons even submit their coins to CAC? - last I checked - their registration was closed.
It took me a few weeks to receive and fill out an application upon inquiring and I was then waitlisted for approximately six months prior to being accepted as a collector member with CAC very recently.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Two of the three were recommended to me by a former CAC grader, but ultimately denied the grace of a sticker:
These are nice coins. I would guess the two of three mentioned were technically correctly graded; but, did not receive a sticker because they had somehow been "improved." Resubmitting them with a lower grade would not gain them a sticker.
@GhosOfRudy said:
wait, doesn't a CAC sticker essentially mean they think PCGS undergraded the coin generally? I mean. Weird. How will they verify CAC coins as legit?
A green CAC sticker means it is solid for the grade (“A” and “B” coins yes, “C” coins no). A Gold sticker implies that the coin is undergraded.
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
@Lakesammman said:
JA 40 years in the business?? It begs the question, what is the succession plan........
Glad they are working together - took a change at the helm of PCGS to make it happen.
I've asked that question (about a succession plan) a couple of times over the last few years and have never gotten even a guess for an answer.
I think it's the elephant in the room.
I believe I read in an interview in the Gobrecht journal that there is a plan in place which involves a different sticker. Which would in effect make it like a 2nd generation sticker.
Oh brother ....Then the original JA era stickers will be worth a huge premium over the others Just like rattlers, OGHs and fatties Are worth more....
The conservative deep green foil stickers v. the imagined newer lime green or pastel blue foil stickers...
I can just see the marketing ads now: "Up for sale is a PCGS rattler graded when PCGS was ultra conservative. The coin was also stickered by CAC during its ultra conservative early days before it moved 'post JA.' It could gold sticker today or upgrade at PCGS and resticker again at the current iteration of CAC. The vivid colors on the sticker and slab could make even the most sex starved peacock in mating season jealous. We expect spirited bidding on this one."
I like JA and hope he lives a very, very long time. I hope he never retires (or if he does, I hope he remains figure head and silently retires without announcements) for the good and stability of the market. There is no CAC without JA.
@toyz4geo said:
I can't play because CAC doesn't do MS Jeffersons, only proofs. My FS Jefferson War Nickel Registry set doesn't qualify.
Yet my lowball Ike set does.
Go figure!
I never understood the logic here. He ignores proof 1950-1964 coinage, most business strike Jeffersons including 1938-1964, and all silver Roosevelt dimes (1946-1964) but will slab Ikes.
@GhosOfRudy said:
wait, doesn't a CAC sticker essentially mean they think PCGS undergraded the coin generally? I mean. Weird. How will they verify CAC coins as legit?
A green CAC sticker means it is solid for the grade (“A” and “B” coins yes, “C” coins no). A Gold sticker implies that the coin is undergraded.
It means it is undergraded by at least one full point and would green bean at the next higher level.
Funny development. I just reviewed my inventory of duplicates today, and many were CAC coins. None of these CAC duplicates are in my registry sets.......because I have better examples that are not CAC.
Significantly, I find that PCGS would recognize CAC as a superior grading authority does nothing more than to degrade their brand. JA is a premier grader, but he still grades on a subjective (his) basis. His opinion of TPG grades provides value to the market, but PCGS should not in any way endorse a CAC rating.
I wonder if CAC stickers will have the same significance fifty years from now that they have today..
The CAC registry doesn't make a lot of sense to me. A 67 C- coin should still be ranked higher than the 66 B coin with a CAC sticker. In some cases, that 67 non-CAC coin may be the sole finest and the 66 CAC may be the finest CACed coin. Per JA, a CAC failure does not necessarily mean that the coin is over graded. Many properly graded but low end for the grade coins do fail CAC. The only other explanation would be conceding that a decent number are problem coins and/or over graded, which I hope isn't the case. In that sense, I agree fully with @OldIndianNutKase 's comments.
I predict PCGS/CAC prices will go even higher now.
I'm not sure what will happen to competition for the existing sets. I imagine PCGS/CAC coins can compete in both PCGS/CAC and PCGS sets at the same time (similar to a coin being in multiple sets today) so perhaps there won't be much difference for the existing sets?
@GhosOfRudy said:
wait, doesn't a CAC sticker essentially mean they think PCGS undergraded the coin generally? I mean. Weird. How will they verify CAC coins ad legit?
That is incorrect. Gold CAC means that. Green CAC just means at the top of the grade range
@GhosOfRudy said:
wait, doesn't a CAC sticker essentially mean they think PCGS undergraded the coin generally? I mean. Weird. How will they verify CAC coins ad legit?
That is incorrect. Gold CAC means that. Green CAC just means at the top of the grade range
I believe that is also incorrect. Since green stickers supposedly signify both A and B quality coins, that would include mid range, In addition to “top of the grade range.”
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
@GhosOfRudy said:
wait, doesn't a CAC sticker essentially mean they think PCGS undergraded the coin generally? I mean. Weird. How will they verify CAC coins ad legit?
That is incorrect. Gold CAC means that. Green CAC just means at the top of the grade range
I believe that is also incorrect. Since green stickers supposedly signify both A and B quality coins, that would include mid range, In addition to “top of the grade range.”
Well, you can be in the top 80%. Doesn't have to be top 50%. I think JA himself said roughly 60%.
so the first thing that comes to mind is the large number of CAC threads that have been deleted and the members who have been banned, timed-out and ghosted due to CAC related issues. it just doesn't pass the smell test for me.
@GhosOfRudy said:
wait, doesn't a CAC sticker essentially mean they think PCGS undergraded the coin generally? I mean. Weird. How will they verify CAC coins ad legit?
That is incorrect. Gold CAC means that. Green CAC just means at the top of the grade range
I believe that is also incorrect. Since green stickers supposedly signify both A and B quality coins, that would include mid range, In addition to “top of the grade range.”
Well, you can be in the top 80%. Doesn't have to be top 50%. I think JA himself said roughly 60%.
Would you prefer I said "not at the bottom"?
Seriously, I prefer that you say whatever you feel is accurate - even if I have a somewhat different view. I realize that mine is not necessarily correct.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I think a lot of people are missing the point.
CAC coins have a particular look to them...I just don't care for it.
I hate to see all those heavily toned saints getting cracked & dipped for a sticker because luster-bombs are the new thing.
The camel's nose is now under the tent.
@ReadyFireAim said:
I think a lot of people are missing the point.
CAC coins have a particular look to them...I just don't care for it.
The camel's nose is now under the tent.
I hate to see all those heavily toned saints getting cracked & dipped for a sticker.
Many, if not most so-called "toned" Saints exhibit an impure alloy mix, not typical toning. And its unlikely that dipping them will change their appearance to the extent that you imply. In addition to that, it sounds as if you still have the wrong impression about CAC's likes and standards.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I prefer the independent third-party opinion of a few expert graders at PCGS over the opinion of a single person elsewhere that has a conflict of interest (i.e. makes a market in coins they put stickers on).
But I understand some love those green beans so I encourage them to have fun with their coins, their slabs and their stickers... but please don't ever give CAC coins bonuses in the regular registry...
@ReadyFireAim said:
I think a lot of people are missing the point.
CAC coins have a particular look to them...I just don't care for it.
The camel's nose is now under the tent.
I hate to see all those heavily toned saints getting cracked & dipped for a sticker.
Many, if not most so-called "toned" Saints exhibit an impure alloy mix, not typical toning. And its unlikely that dipping them will change their appearance to the extent that you imply. In addition to that, it sounds as if you still have the wrong impression about CAC's likes and standards.
JA likes them crusty. I don't know anyone (well, present company excepted) that thinks he likes his coins dipped.
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I will not play at all at this time.
If I ever decide to sell, my PCGS coins will go to CAC before liquidation.
Don't see the value in two registry sets - with and without CAC.
No ill will intended, but what happens when JA passes on to the great bourse in the sky?
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
My digital cameo album 1950-64 Cameos - take a look!
I don’t participate in the registry set but I thought it was worth asking. Lol
This is a game changer for the market. It will be interesting to see how much the CAC/non-CAC price disparity will grow.
It can grow all it wants...my non submitted non CAC coins will stay priced the same!
In answer to your question, as talented as J.A. is, I’m pretty sure that at that point, he will cease evaluating coins.😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
It looks like there's only 1 saint set & it's all low grade widgets.
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My Saint Set
Big move by pcgs. Ill read alot into this and say collaboration with CAC is a great move for the HOBBY
Great job!
How do you fix a bifurcated market?
I will leave that to folks smarter than I but I sure know you do not bifurcate it even more.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Now it's more like bifurcated collectors. We're now split into two classes.
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
You might not have a choice for rare/top pop coins if you want to sell the pieces for fair prices. I am not a sticker sycophant, but you can't ignore market realities!
You let it all crash and start afresh.
I'll be hitting that CNT-DEL-REG/SET button & signing out also.
My Saint Set
Why the sour grapes,,,,,,, the original NON-CAC Sets are staying. They are just adding additional sets that are for CAC coins. Your current sets are not effected and if you don't want a CAC set don't start one.
I don't see the problem?
Heather: "Hold my beer."
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Maybe I should start a Barber Sticker! I might not be as well versed in the high end MS coins but in the mid-grades his opinions pale in comparison to mine! I have seen enough CAC'd Circ Barber Halves I don't think should be in a holder that he lost all my respect!
I understand your point, but I kind of think it would make more sense to give points for CAC stickers in the regular registry than creating a second registry. It's all but forcing people to have two different registry sets.
JA 40 years in the business?? It begs the question, what is the succession plan........
Glad they are working together - took a change at the helm of PCGS to make it happen.
PCGS is proud to have this exclusive partnership which includes a connection to the CAC database, allowing us to cross reference coins to ensure legitimacy of both the holders and stickers.
Heather Boyd
PCGS Senior Director of Marketing
The same cert numbers from your "Regular" set can be used in your CAC Set. No one is being forced to start a CAC Set and your regular sets are not affected by CAC Sets.
The new PCGS “rules” state they will (can if they want to?) check the CAC database. That is available for the public, just by entering the Cert Number on the CAC website.
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
If you have all CAC coins, you can do that. What if your regular set only had a few CAC coins?
What happens if you pass on to the great bourse in the sky before you decide to sell? Will your heirs send all eligible coins to CAC? To avoid that risk, what is the disadvantage of you sending them in now, other than the psychological hit of seeing some of your coins not meriting the CAC sticker?
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
I've asked that question (about a succession plan) a couple of times over the last few years and have never gotten even a guess for an answer.
I think it's the elephant in the room.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
I believe I read in an interview in the Gobrecht journal that there is a plan in place which involves a different sticker. Which would in effect make it like a 2nd generation sticker.
Oh brother ....Then the original JA era stickers will be worth a huge premium over the others Just like rattlers, OGHs and fatties Are worth more....
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Well, we all should know that CAC sets will...wait for it...
I think this was a poor decision. Not many people will want duplicate sets. Hence, really, it's just replacing the registry they have now with a new registry of only CAC coins thereby disqualifying the majority of PCGS coins from being added to relevant registry sets. The whole idea of the registry - and what drives prices - is the competition for the best sets. Well, that is, of course, CAC sets.
This also RUINS the data for all historic-All-Time-Retired sets.
I give this move a 0/10.
As an aside, can regular peons even submit their coins to CAC? - last I checked - their registration was closed.
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
Only PCGS certified coins are eligible for inclusion in any PCGS Set Registry composites, PCGS CAC composites included.
Heather Boyd
There are currently ATS coins in at least one Set Registry. Is this a "grandfather" situation?
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ANA LM, LSCC, EAC, FUN
It took me a few weeks to receive and fill out an application upon inquiring and I was then waitlisted for approximately six months prior to being accepted as a collector member with CAC very recently.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
wait, doesn't a CAC sticker essentially mean they think PCGS undergraded the coin generally? I mean. Weird. How will they verify CAC coins ad legit?
My PCGS profile
Two of the three were recommended to me by a former CAC grader, but ultimately denied the grace of a sticker:
These are nice coins. I would guess the two of three mentioned were technically correctly graded; but, did not receive a sticker because they had somehow been "improved." Resubmitting them with a lower grade would not gain them a sticker.
Yet my lowball Ike set does.
Go figure!
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A green CAC sticker means it is solid for the grade (“A” and “B” coins yes, “C” coins no). A Gold sticker implies that the coin is undergraded.
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
The conservative deep green foil stickers v. the imagined newer lime green or pastel blue foil stickers...
I can just see the marketing ads now: "Up for sale is a PCGS rattler graded when PCGS was ultra conservative. The coin was also stickered by CAC during its ultra conservative early days before it moved 'post JA.' It could gold sticker today or upgrade at PCGS and resticker again at the current iteration of CAC. The vivid colors on the sticker and slab could make even the most sex starved peacock in mating season jealous. We expect spirited bidding on this one."
I like JA and hope he lives a very, very long time. I hope he never retires (or if he does, I hope he remains figure head and silently retires without announcements) for the good and stability of the market. There is no CAC without JA.
I never understood the logic here. He ignores proof 1950-1964 coinage, most business strike Jeffersons including 1938-1964, and all silver Roosevelt dimes (1946-1964) but will slab Ikes.
It means it is undergraded by at least one full point and would green bean at the next higher level.
Funny development. I just reviewed my inventory of duplicates today, and many were CAC coins. None of these CAC duplicates are in my registry sets.......because I have better examples that are not CAC.
Significantly, I find that PCGS would recognize CAC as a superior grading authority does nothing more than to degrade their brand. JA is a premier grader, but he still grades on a subjective (his) basis. His opinion of TPG grades provides value to the market, but PCGS should not in any way endorse a CAC rating.
I wonder if CAC stickers will have the same significance fifty years from now that they have today..
OINK
I like that there is an option to participate or not with either registry (CAC or non-CAC.)
The CAC registry doesn't make a lot of sense to me. A 67 C- coin should still be ranked higher than the 66 B coin with a CAC sticker. In some cases, that 67 non-CAC coin may be the sole finest and the 66 CAC may be the finest CACed coin. Per JA, a CAC failure does not necessarily mean that the coin is over graded. Many properly graded but low end for the grade coins do fail CAC. The only other explanation would be conceding that a decent number are problem coins and/or over graded, which I hope isn't the case. In that sense, I agree fully with @OldIndianNutKase 's comments.
I predict PCGS/CAC prices will go even higher now.
I'm not sure what will happen to competition for the existing sets. I imagine PCGS/CAC coins can compete in both PCGS/CAC and PCGS sets at the same time (similar to a coin being in multiple sets today) so perhaps there won't be much difference for the existing sets?
He'll have more sets to compete in. He has a lot of CAC so it will be interesting to see the level of competition.
That is incorrect. Gold CAC means that. Green CAC just means at the top of the grade range
I believe that is also incorrect. Since green stickers supposedly signify both A and B quality coins, that would include mid range, In addition to “top of the grade range.”
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Well, you can be in the top 80%. Doesn't have to be top 50%. I think JA himself said roughly 60%.
Would you prefer I said "not at the bottom"?
so the first thing that comes to mind is the large number of CAC threads that have been deleted and the members who have been banned, timed-out and ghosted due to CAC related issues. it just doesn't pass the smell test for me.
Seriously, I prefer that you say whatever you feel is accurate - even if I have a somewhat different view. I realize that mine is not necessarily correct.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I think a lot of people are missing the point.
CAC coins have a particular look to them...I just don't care for it.
I hate to see all those heavily toned saints getting cracked & dipped for a sticker because luster-bombs are the new thing.
The camel's nose is now under the tent.
My Saint Set
Many, if not most so-called "toned" Saints exhibit an impure alloy mix, not typical toning. And its unlikely that dipping them will change their appearance to the extent that you imply. In addition to that, it sounds as if you still have the wrong impression about CAC's likes and standards.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I prefer the independent third-party opinion of a few expert graders at PCGS over the opinion of a single person elsewhere that has a conflict of interest (i.e. makes a market in coins they put stickers on).
But I understand some love those green beans so I encourage them to have fun with their coins, their slabs and their stickers... but please don't ever give CAC coins bonuses in the regular registry...
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JA likes them crusty. I don't know anyone (well, present company excepted) that thinks he likes his coins dipped.