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CAC Recon, I made another Green to Gold!

DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭✭✭

Kind of a doozy this time too!

"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."

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  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,193 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Didn't know they were doing that. How long they been doing this?

  • DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @alaura22 said:
    Didn't know they were doing that. How long they been doing this?

    As long as they've been around. You have to pay regardless of sticker status currently, for what it's worth. My success rate is VERY low too, about 1/10 works and I'm super selective about what I send.

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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,305 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats!!

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  • ProofCollectionProofCollection Posts: 6,167 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So how did you do it? Just a normal sticker sub or did you do a write up and beg? Bribe?

  • DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 3, 2024 7:57PM

    @ProofCollection said:
    So how did you do it? Just a normal sticker sub or did you do a write up and beg? Bribe?

    Just a normal sub and put "Please reconsider for gold CAC" or something. You'll be charged for every coin that has a sticker already and that stickers as well, if it didn't before. I guess you could recon stuff thats failed, but I think I've only done a handful like that, and one passed, IIRC. I think I've gone green to gold 3 times now, on the following;

    Oregon Trail Commem in NGC 4.0 Fatty 64
    1955 DDO LWC in PCGS Rattler 55.
    And this coin.

    I should add that all three of these coins are clearly undergraded and I was a bit disappointed in the initial results. Especially with the 55 DDO since I graded it 61. Literally sent it back with the next sub I did and a note, "What doesn't this have to get a gold CAC?"

    "It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."

  • pointfivezeropointfivezero Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DelawareDoons said:
    And because I know you all aren't weird holder/sticker obsessed nerds like me... Closeups of the coin


    Maybe we “all” aren’t, but you and I are two peas in a pod. Big time congrats!

    Tim

  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on the upgrade on a very nice coin and neat holder too! Always thought an upgrade from green to gold was possible but never seen or heard it happen.

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  • jacrispiesjacrispies Posts: 936 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Whewww, well done!!

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  • RobertScotLoverRobertScotLover Posts: 943 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful and fully deserving

  • drddmdrddm Posts: 5,358 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 4, 2024 7:36AM

    Congrats @DelawareDoons!

    I, too, have done this and over the years I made 7 gold CAC’s (all CBH’s) this way. I’ve probably tried it on about 10 coins total. I’m super selective as well in what I submit because as it was said, you pay for it to be looked at as if it’s a regular submission. Definitely not easy!

    Dave

  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 4, 2024 8:18AM

    @drddm said:
    Congrats @DelawareDoons!

    I, too, have done this and over the years I made 7 gold CAC’s (all CBH’s) this way. I’ve probably tried it on about 10 coins total. I’m super selective as well in what I submit because as it was said, you pay for it to be looked at as if it’s a regular submission. Definitely not easy!

    Dave

    Any pattern to these upgrades? For example, irregular, mottled toning hiding superb surfaces? I ask because the longer I scrutinized the coin, the grade kept climbing higher in my mind.

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  • renomedphysrenomedphys Posts: 3,613 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ve had coins get a sticker on a second submission that didn’t the first time around. Never gotten a gold from a green though. I’ve got a few that are deserving IMO but with the new fees stickering is ex$pen$ive 🤑

  • WalkerloverWalkerlover Posts: 889 ✭✭✭✭

    I haven’t had any success getting gold on resubmission to CAC. Seems coin needs to be close to 2 grades higher to have a real chance. My coins fell a little short so no gold

  • CopperindianCopperindian Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations - really nice coin!

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  • drddmdrddm Posts: 5,358 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Any pattern to these upgrades? For example, irregular, mottled toning hiding superb surfaces? I ask because the longer I scrutinized the coin, the grade kept climbing higher in my mind.

    No pattern whatsoever…..just coins that are clearly undergraded, and as stated likely by at least 2 grades.

    I’ve gotten JA to change the green stickers to gold on both coins in older style holders and those very recently graded as well.

    Dave

  • CoinscratchCoinscratch Posts: 8,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I see why - gorgeous coin.

  • stevebensteveben Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Lakesammman said:
    So, what you're saying is, grading is subjective, even at CAC?? :D

    no, once you get to gold it's locked in...that is of course until you get the coin to move up a grade and then we repeat the process again.

  • DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @steveben said:

    @Lakesammman said:
    So, what you're saying is, grading is subjective, even at CAC?? :D

    no, once you get to gold it's locked in...that is of course until you get the coin to move up a grade and then we repeat the process again.

    We don't do that with old holders.

    "It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."

  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I will send you some lead to turn to gold - what is your turn around time?

  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,794 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Really pretty coin. Congrats.

  • DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Connecticoin said:
    I will send you some lead to turn to gold - what is your turn around time?

    Sometime around the heat death of the universe, if that works for you?

    "It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."

  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DelawareDoons said:

    @Connecticoin said:
    I will send you some lead to turn to gold - what is your turn around time?

    Sometime around the heat death of the universe, if that works for you?

    Fair enough, the scientific answer is the most plausible.

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