Got my first CAC PLATINUM STICKER!!! THANKS RYK!!!
joebb21
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Back in November 2011 forum member RYK hinted to the public that a platinum CAC sticker might exist.
RYK'S THREAD
Rumors began swirling that in the secret CAC lair 5 CAC PLATINUM stickers were struck and placed on 5 SUPER SPECIAL COINS. If anyone were to be able to find one of these 5 CAC PLATINUM stickers, it was said they were entitled to a personal tour of the CAC as well as a lifetime supply of CAC coins. Wanted adds were placed by all the largest dealers in coinworld, numismaster,coinweek and COINS (as well as all local and major news sources) offering $50,000 for anyone who can come forward with the magical CAC PLATINUM sticker. Nobody came forward to claim the prize- but the allure and mystery behind this special sticker create a mass hunt among dealers and collectors alike. Rewards were increased to $100,000+ and still nobody came forth to claim the prize.
Most people began to scoff at the idea of such a sticker and with no winners stepping forth in 6 months, the search began to dwindle. Then the eventful day. I was flying into Colorado for the last ANA on Thursday morning and new my time was going to be limited as I had to fly out Thursday night. At 3:40 PM (20 minutes before my cab came to pick me up) I was running through some boxes of coins at a major dealers table and came across this STUNNING pf65 walker. I mean- there are many nice pr65's but this one just jumped out at me. It was only after I said to myself that I must buy it that I saw what was stuck on the slab. A PLATINUM CAC STICKER!
Ill take this! I said to the dealer and asked that they write me up an invoice. I did not have my checkbook on me and said I would quickly run and get it. Back at the table I was camping my things at, i was bombarded by a couple of dealers offering and asking about different coins. I completely forgot about my incredible find and rushed out at 4pm totally forgetting whom the dealer was and how to get the CAC PLATINUMED COIN back!
Fast forward now a couple of months to the F.U.N show, and I am walking down one of the aisles when a dealer calls me over and asks if I put a coin on the side some months abck and never picked it up-
IM SHOCKED!
Yes I say- and am ever more shocked they still held the coin for me for so long! They did not have the coin with them and after me giving them my address they promised to mail the coin when they got back. And so they did!
Today I received in the mail the PLATINUM STICKERED coin I was so happy to have found and then lost and once again re-united with!
True story!
RYK'S THREAD
Rumors began swirling that in the secret CAC lair 5 CAC PLATINUM stickers were struck and placed on 5 SUPER SPECIAL COINS. If anyone were to be able to find one of these 5 CAC PLATINUM stickers, it was said they were entitled to a personal tour of the CAC as well as a lifetime supply of CAC coins. Wanted adds were placed by all the largest dealers in coinworld, numismaster,coinweek and COINS (as well as all local and major news sources) offering $50,000 for anyone who can come forward with the magical CAC PLATINUM sticker. Nobody came forward to claim the prize- but the allure and mystery behind this special sticker create a mass hunt among dealers and collectors alike. Rewards were increased to $100,000+ and still nobody came forth to claim the prize.
Most people began to scoff at the idea of such a sticker and with no winners stepping forth in 6 months, the search began to dwindle. Then the eventful day. I was flying into Colorado for the last ANA on Thursday morning and new my time was going to be limited as I had to fly out Thursday night. At 3:40 PM (20 minutes before my cab came to pick me up) I was running through some boxes of coins at a major dealers table and came across this STUNNING pf65 walker. I mean- there are many nice pr65's but this one just jumped out at me. It was only after I said to myself that I must buy it that I saw what was stuck on the slab. A PLATINUM CAC STICKER!
Ill take this! I said to the dealer and asked that they write me up an invoice. I did not have my checkbook on me and said I would quickly run and get it. Back at the table I was camping my things at, i was bombarded by a couple of dealers offering and asking about different coins. I completely forgot about my incredible find and rushed out at 4pm totally forgetting whom the dealer was and how to get the CAC PLATINUMED COIN back!
Fast forward now a couple of months to the F.U.N show, and I am walking down one of the aisles when a dealer calls me over and asks if I put a coin on the side some months abck and never picked it up-
IM SHOCKED!
Yes I say- and am ever more shocked they still held the coin for me for so long! They did not have the coin with them and after me giving them my address they promised to mail the coin when they got back. And so they did!
Today I received in the mail the PLATINUM STICKERED coin I was so happy to have found and then lost and once again re-united with!
True story!
may the fonz be with you...always...
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i've seen some green stickers morph into platinum ones. had me stumped for some time
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About the platinum stickers, that is.
BHNC #203
<< <i>so, is this story true?
About the platinum stickers, that is. >>
No.
It is/was a Green CAC Sticker.
Member, Society of Silver Dollar Collectors.
Looking for PCGS AU58+ 1901-P, 1896-O, & 1894-O
<< <i>so if i'm understanding this correct, a dealer you don't know and had never met held a premium coin for you for several months and recognized you again after only the one meeting?? >>
Apparently you've never met joebb21. He's hard to forget...
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<< <i>so if i'm understanding this correct, a dealer you don't know and had never met held a premium coin for you for several months and recognized you again after only the one meeting?? >>
Apparently you've never met joebb21. He's hard to forget...