CAC grading competition at FUN
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This is the link to the cac grading competition if no one has posted this yet: https://www.cacgrading.com/post/grading-competition-results-fun-january-2026?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email
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Wow, looks like a very tough grading competition as the mean is 39 out of 112. Looking at the coins that would have been very challenging indeed, congrats to the top scores.
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Thanks! I have a win from all 3 grading services that have done this now.
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I'm curious on the ones you missed and those you found challenging but judged correctly on. Can you provide your reasonings on these?
Hmm… an 1881-S Morgan Dollar with Matte luster and weak curl above the ear on an issue that is notorious for good strike with blazing luster in a CACG MS66 holder. This is the CACG standard?
We’re seeing that coin very differently. I’m not bothered in the least by the luster or the “weak curl” and the grade seems appropriate to me.
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There were a few that I was one grade high -- the ASE, the SLQ, the Saint, the bust half, the 89-O Morgan, and I think the proof cent. That I chalk up to not being correctly calibrated to CAC coins. The damaged wheat cent I missed. The 1945 looked a little more suspect in hand, but I graded it. The altered date "92-S" was easy to pick out as I'm very familiar with how the details of a Morgan is supposed to look. I assume many people called it cleaned. The fake $10 I missed and I called the large cent AU58. I rarely examine big copper up close, so I'm not surprised there. I also graded the QT Morgan. The altered buffalo was trickier than it looks because the gasket prong was right at the mint mark, making it harder to see the work and impossible to see the edge, but you could see the color change and also that the coin looked like a 27-P, not a 27-S. I think I remember telling myself "nice 27-P in 5ish" before looking at the reverse. The 1909 $5 Indian I think I called cleaned because I thought I saw a wipe on the lower reverse.
I actually left 3 points on the table by forgetting to notate the large motto, pointed 6 sans stem, and comet varieties. I'd be kicking myself had I just missed a prize by less than 3 points.
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Wondering what did they consider machine damage on the 1958D cent. Was it the last 8 on coin?
I think it was in the right wheat stalk.
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Impressive! Perhaps the TPGs should be pursuing you to one of their graders!
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running like a water color in the rain...."
Actually, @messydesk would be a phenomenal hire, as he can do double-duty! He can be one of their excellent graders, AND he can take excellent True Views for them as well!
Steve
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How much time was given to grade the coins?
25 coins in 20 minutes. There was a black "grading tent" they set up by their booth with a table, chair, coins, and lamp. Nice escape from the show unless the previous person had an affinity for breakfast burritos.
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