CAC Coins Bring Premiums In June

Here are ten examples, which were selected from a larger number of results that could have been listed.

1. On June 2, David Lawrence Rare Coins sold a CACG graded AU-55 1808 $5 gold coin for $16,250. On June 16, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded AU-55 1808 $5 gold coin for $10,663.88. On April 14, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded AU-58 (fifty-eight) 1808 $5 gold coin for $10,780.

2. On June 9, GreatCollections sold a CACG certified Proof-68 1942 quarter for $3575. These do not sell very often. On July 30, 2023, GreatCollections sold a PCGS certified Proof-68 1942 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $2921.60. Market levels for these were higher in July 2023 than they were in June 2024.

3. On June 13, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1897-S Morgan silver dollar for $10,800. On Feb. 9, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-67 1897-S Morgan silver dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $7800.

4. On June 13, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-66 grade 1934-S Peace silver dollar for $38,400. These do not trade often. On Jan. 14, 2022, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-66 1934-S Peace dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $26,400. Market levels for these were not higher in June 2024 than they were in January 2022.

5. On June 14, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-65 grade 1913 $2.5 gold coin for $12,600. On June 18, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded MS-65 1913 $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $6000, less than half as much.

6. On June 16, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-67 1936 York County, Maine, commemorative half dollar for $533.50. On June 9, GreatCollections sold two non-CAC, PCGS graded MS-67 1936 York County, Maine, commemorative half dollars for $255.20 and $298.10, respectively.  On June 26, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1936 York County, Maine, commemorative half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $264.

7. On June 18, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved MS-64 grade 1893-O silver dollar for $30,000. This was not a fluke. Other CAC approved MS-64 grade 1893-O Morgans have brought more than $25,000 at auction. On May 7, 2023, Heritage sold another with a CAC sticker for $27,600. On Jan. 14, 2024, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-64 1893-O, without a CAC sticker, for $13,380. On August 23, 2022, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded MS-64 1893-O, without a CAC sticker, for $13,200.

8.  On June 18, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved, NGC graded MS-65 1912 $2.5 gold coin for $19,200. Five days earlier, on June 13, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-65 1912 $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $7800.

9. On June 18, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved MS-61 grade 1852-O $20 gold coin for $63,000. On March 26, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded MS-61 1852-O $20 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $33,600, barely more than half as much.

10. On June 23, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded AU-53 1856-S $5 gold coin for $3025. On June 19, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded AU-53 1856-S $5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $2040. On June 9, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded AU-53 1856-S $20 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $1447.66.