PCGS And CAC : Strange Bedfellows

Wait. So are you saying that the "+" designation represents a midpoint between two grades? If so, I must tell you that this is incorrect. The + represents a coin that just missed the next grade up- a 66+ is almost a 67.

CAC alleviates SOME of the subjectivity of coin grading. How much is "some", varies as well.

BUT, CAC could be considered a niche service....and maybe not.


Pose this question to each and every collector:

If you were purchasing a $100K coin, do you trust yourself to agree with the TPG that this example is correctly graded?

Seriously , the grading companies are their to make money ; just as LEGO is their to make money , they just use different vehicles to do it.

Sure they might have started out to clean up the industry and for other noble reasons, but no they proudly claim " we
have graded 35 million that is MILLION coins over the years!

So these companies opened in the mid 80's? ; who thinks slabbed coins became the norm in the first five years ?

So reality sets in to realise that to grade over 30 MiLLiON coins in around 35 years years , then those professional graders are taking coins home at night outside of work hours LoL ;)

I am not sure how much a professional grader gets paid to look at 750 to over 1,ooo coins per day , maybe they work through their lunch breaks :(

Remember each coin is seen by at least 2 or 3 graders so no matter the original motivation for getting into coin grading, today it is about mass production !

It will always be in the TPG's favour to under-grade since they know that coin will be resubmitted,but if the grade is questionable then enter stage right the CAC services . . .

If the grading companies were serious about doing a decent grading job consistently , they would simply refuse to grade any coin under a 500 market value to lower submission levels.

And I think we all know that will happen the day after our Sun goes supernova!

Regards , always remember human nature is about opinions;
the best sports teams,the best political party,the best form of government, what grade is this coin etc.

Now we can argue over the best TPG's services :)