I Made Another Gold CAC Bust Half Dollar

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EDL
EDL Posts: 145 ✭✭✭✭✭
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The day before the FUN show I received the news that another one of my bust half dollars would be coming back from CAC sporting its new and improved CAC gold sticker!

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I cannot be happier ! Gold CACs on bust halves are so incredibly rare and a tough feat to achieve. This one makes #10 in my collection and I plan to add as many as possible !

Thanks for viewing !

Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici

BHNC #253

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  • Morgan13
    Morgan13 Posts: 2,697 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Congratulations!
    Looks like a nice piece.
    You must be sikked....

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  • PickledThrickels
    PickledThrickels Posts: 124 ✭✭✭✭
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    Congrats! Saw this on IG yesterday. It's a great looking coin

  • golden
    golden Posts: 10,536 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Congratulations.

  • pmh1nic
    pmh1nic Posts: 3,503 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Congrats!

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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice I like 👍

  • relicsncoins
    relicsncoins Posts: 8,302 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Quick question. It had a green bean, and now has a gold bean. The coin didn't change, so what changed?

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  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,868 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Old holder, conservative grading. What was that maybe a $150 coin when it was graded? Something to keep in mind with all the upgrades, back then coins were often trading at a fraction of current pricing so it was more an academic exercise than a strong market, right?

  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice, sharp stars too!

    All glory is fleeting.
  • Meltdown
    Meltdown Posts: 9,284 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @relicsncoins said:
    Quick question. It had a green bean, and now has a gold bean. The coin didn't change, so what changed?

    I have the same question. I thought once it had a sticker, that was it... Same with once it did not receive a sticker it would not be considered again... that they kept a database of cert numbers?

  • LukeMarshall
    LukeMarshall Posts: 2,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I believe I have read here that you can send a green stickered CAC back to them for re-consideration

    It's all about what the people want...

  • TomB
    TomB Posts: 23,192 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Meltdown said:

    @relicsncoins said:
    Quick question. It had a green bean, and now has a gold bean. The coin didn't change, so what changed?

    I have the same question. I thought once it had a sticker, that was it... Same with once it did not receive a sticker it would not be considered again... that they kept a database of cert numbers?

    You can resubmit any coin to CAC that has already gone through the evaluation process. When I was still an active, full-time dealer one of the features I offered was to go through coins for folks and see which pieces might benefit from a second trip to CAC. If I recall correctly, I was never able to have a coin that failed CAC evaluation the first time subsequently receive a CAC sticker, but I was able to get a small number of green stickered coins upgraded to gold stickers. My process was to simply know as much as I could about the issue, the color and strike, the specific die characteristics and wear patterns of any coin that I brought back to CAC and to succinctly highlight why I thought the coin needed to be analyzed again. I never argued if CAC disagreed.

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  • Davidk7
    Davidk7 Posts: 675 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice win! Has all the bells and whistles of an AU55 imo.

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  • EDL
    EDL Posts: 145 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @relicsncoins said:
    Quick question. It had a green bean, and now has a gold bean. The coin didn't change, so what changed?

    I> @TomB said:

    @Meltdown said:

    @relicsncoins said:
    Quick question. It had a green bean, and now has a gold bean. The coin didn't change, so what changed?

    I have the same question. I thought once it had a sticker, that was it... Same with once it did not receive a sticker it would not be considered again... that they kept a database of cert numbers?

    You can resubmit any coin to CAC that has already gone through the evaluation process. When I was still an active, full-time dealer one of the features I offered was to go through coins for folks and see which pieces might benefit from a second trip to CAC. If I recall correctly, I was never able to have a coin that failed CAC evaluation the first time subsequently receive a CAC sticker, but I was able to get a small number of green stickered coins upgraded to gold stickers. My process was to simply know as much as I could about the issue, the color and strike, the specific die characteristics and wear patterns of any coin that I brought back to CAC and to succinctly highlight why I thought the coin needed to be analyzed again. I never argued if CAC disagreed.

    Thank you Tom, could not have said it any better.

    Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici

    BHNC #253

  • oih82w8
    oih82w8 Posts: 13,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The box of fine chocolates probably did not hurt. ;)

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  • Morgan13
    Morgan13 Posts: 2,697 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Im not trying to hijack this thread as the OP made out very well and im happy for him.
    I have a morgan (already started a thread about it) that I really think should have a gold sticker.
    This tells me there is hope.

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  • jonruns
    jonruns Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 17, 2026 7:00AM
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    TomB's point is spot on. If you are going to question any expert it helps to provide an argument as to why their opinion is being questioned. In this case, their original opinion was not wrong; the coin is premium. But it is actually better than premium, it is exceptional for the following reasons.

    Never tell an expert that they are wrong. It won't work out well. Including the "experts" on this board LOL.

  • Cougar1978
    Cougar1978 Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 17, 2026 8:58AM
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    Very impressive Bust Half.

    Investor
  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @291fifth said:
    Nice, sharp stars too!

    Yes, a plus ➕️ 👍

  • MEJ7070
    MEJ7070 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Great work @EDL.

    And a beautiful coin to boot.

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