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Does CAC Grading accept ANACS for grading in the slab or must they be raw?

oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 13,049 ✭✭✭✭✭

I am comparing NGC and ANACS crossovers between PCGS and CAC Grading. The NGC certification information flowed well into CAC Grading. Would CAC Grading accept a coin in an problem free ANACS holder or should it be submitted in a flip/raw?

PCGS accepts ANACS in their holders and will cross them.

Thank you for your interest and comments.

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  • Old_CollectorOld_Collector Posts: 982 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Their official statement is that they only crossover PCGS and NGC, but somewhere in their pages I did note that they commented they might consider a particularly notable ANACS slab but I don't recall where I saw it. I am not aware of any cases where they actually have crossed one over, so I would just assume that it will be treated as raw.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Old_Collector said:
    Their official statement is that they only crossover PCGS and NGC, but somewhere in their pages I did note that they commented they might consider a particularly notable ANACS slab but I don't recall where I saw it. I am not aware of any cases where they actually have crossed one over, so I would just assume that it will be treated as raw.

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 13,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 15, 2026 8:58AM

    I sent CAC Grading an email after I posted this, and will update when I receive an answer.

    Additionally, the price comparison between PCGS and CAC Grading is within $70 of each other, in CAC Grading favor. The turnaround time is supposed to be shorter with CAC Grading.

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  • Morgan13Morgan13 Posts: 2,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why don't you just send it in raw?
    I would because I don't want them to see any grade in the holder.
    Its just the way I think.
    Good luck.

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  • chesterbchesterb Posts: 995 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Old_Collector said:
    Their official statement is that they only crossover PCGS and NGC, but somewhere in their pages I did note that they commented they might consider a particularly notable ANACS slab but I don't recall where I saw it. I am not aware of any cases where they actually have crossed one over, so I would just assume that it will be treated as raw.

    I thought this was for a sticker. It sounds like the OP is asking about a crossover.

  • MetroDMetroD Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @chesterb said:
    I thought this was for a sticker. It sounds like the OP is asking about a crossover.


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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 12,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 15, 2026 11:36AM

    @chesterb said:
    I thought this was for a sticker. It sounds like the OP is asking about a crossover.

    Why would the term crossover be used when discussing a sticker?? Stickers do not change the brand of plastic thus there is no crossover. You seem confused about CAC stickers (stickering) and CAC grading (CACG).

    For clarity, CAC doesn't sticker any coin not in PCGS or NGC plastic, never has. CACG does not accept crossovers for any TPG other than PCGS or NGC. If someone wants to send in a coin to be graded by CACG and that coin is in a holder other than PCGS or NGC those coins need to be submitted raw. The question the op is asking is does he have to crack or will CAC crack the coin for him prior to grading.

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  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 3,026 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 15, 2026 11:57AM

    I believe that the coin can be sent in the ANACS holder. CACG has a form that you submit giving them permission to crack the coin out. I prefer to do that as I figure it’s safer to
    Let the pros crack the coin out. Keep in mind that, unlike a crossover, the coin will be cracked out and treated as raw - not evaluated in the holder. So, if you have a minimum grade required and your coin doesn’t cut it, you get a raw coin back.

  • chesterbchesterb Posts: 995 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinbuf said:

    @chesterb said:
    I thought this was for a sticker. It sounds like the OP is asking about a crossover.

    Why would the term crossover be used when discussing a sticker?? Stickers do not change the brand of plastic thus there is no crossover. You seem confused about CAC stickers (stickering) and CAC grading (CACG).

    For clarity, CAC doesn't sticker any coin not in PCGS or NGC plastic, never has. CACG does not accept crossovers for any TPG other than PCGS or NGC. If someone wants to send in a coin to be graded by CACG and that coin is in a holder other than PCGS or NGC those coins need to be submitted raw. The question the op is asking is does he have to crack or will CAC crack the coin for him prior to grading.

    I understand all of that. I didn’t explain my point well enough and it’s no longer important for the discussion but thanks anyway for trying to educate me.

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 13,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 15, 2026 2:00PM

    I just looked up the value of the coin in question, and it does not appear to be worth the submission for crossover.

    PCGS does not have a value for the variety, but CAC Grading uses Greysheet values.

    I do appreciate the comments!

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 13,049 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I received a reply back from CAC Grading, and as others have said above,

    Currently CACG only recognizes PCGS and NGC as crossovers and any other grading service would need to be cracked out before grading.

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