CAC Census

To me, it would be a wast of money to do this lol. I trust NGC and PCGS to have been accurately graded. (ICG and ANACS I kinda trust, but not as much as first 2)

I'm not a fan of this. Why do I need a sticker or better yet, someone else telling me that it's "choice for the grade". If you want to pay a premium for a coin just because this little sticker was put on it's slab, that's up to the buyer. I'll stay on the sidelines.

I am in agreement about the whole CAC concept. At what point does it stop? But, to play devil's advocate, the acceptance the sticker is receiving is pointing to a problem even with the top echelon TPGs and their evolving standards. Buyers are paying a premium for that little green football and the feeling of additional security it carries.

I have written elsewhere here about CAC and I want to tell about my experience.

Submitting something to them is not as easy as it should be. Some dealers listed as submission centers dont want to do it for whatever reason. Others seem confused as to pricing and or the process. I dont know if this is a reflection on CAC or the dealers themselves. One older, established local dealer that I have done business with in the past told me they had stopped submitting because of a "mix up" and obviously wouldn't elaborate.

I finally submitted a coin through a very large national dealer and it went about as smoothly and as effortlessly as I could ask. It cost 35.00 and the turn around was less than a month door to door. I called this dealer, asked about the service and was told an exact price and was made to feel very comfortable. Perhaps this guy just has his act together?

To finish the story, the slab came back with the sticker on it. That was why I had my original question regarding percentages stickered etc. I am thinking of selling this coin and want to have a firm grasp as to how much this may have made this coin stand out (if at all really)?

Are the Chinese making CAC stickers yet? It looks like a real opportunity.

I wonder how much money CAC has made off of this little sticker?

Can't believe we have so many people running around believing that this sticker means anything.

Buy the coin, not the slab or the sticker. If you can't grade a coin yourself, don't buy it. Period.

CAC will not sticker coins from second or third rate TPG's.



Why do I need someone else to tell me what the grade of my coin is? And then pay to have someone else agree with what the first person said? You're out $60 to $70 just to have someone tell you something you should be able to determine yourself by looking at the coin. (Yes I know just buy the coin already stickered, but someone had to pay that money and they are going to be getting back somehow in higher prices for the coin. If that wasn't true then a raw coin a slabbed coin, and a stickered coin of a given grade would all sell for the same price.