I purchased a nice Bluenose Silver commemorative coin from the RCM and am thoroughly happy with it. Very nice strike and beautiful appearance.

And apparently, if it has a CAC sticker attached to the slab, it’s extra verified and at times gains the seller an extra premium in value.

Agreed.

…and Zambonis

Good Sir Rich & Major D,
If in the broader(est) definition of the category all American Silver Eagles are indeed simply bullion coins, would it then make sense to abstain from acquiring any future releases of same since it is rather unlikely that any new developments will be occurring that would in any way enhance their collectability? Perhaps it would be more logical and advantageous, for example, to instead concentrate on accumulating the upcoming releases of the Morgan and Peace Silver Dollar varieties.

I wonder, Bob Silver, if CAC will now in a sense be competing with themselves by still putting CAC stickers on other grading service’s coins.

I just have to ask, Bob Silver; how it was possible for any third party grading service to properly grade a coin without removing it from its holder?

Will certainly miss you again, Major D; you’re a big part of this site!

Good Sir Rich and Major D,
Those are definitely wise precautions to observe, my friends. Just goes to show it always helps to put your heads together.

Thanks, Kaiser. I’m going back on hiatus for a few months. I hope the Mint delivers the Wong PDS 3-roll without a hitch. Looking forward to the Mint’s 2023 schedule. Happy collecting!