In addition to faring well in Internet sales during the month of January 2025, CAC approved and CACG encapsulated coins brought impressive prices in live auctions in Florida and Texas. Here are fifteen examples, which were selected from a larger number of results that could have been listed.
1. On Jan. 2, DLRC sold a CACG graded MS-67 1951 quarter for $200. On Dec. 22, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1951 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $115.50. On Dec. 29, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-67 1951 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $134.20.
https://davidlawrence.com/inventory/792256
2. On Jan. 5, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-66 1938-D half dollar for $2382.60. On Jan. 14, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-66 1938-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $1800. On Jan. 19, Heritage auctioned a different PCGS graded MS-66 1938-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $1500.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1701490/1938-D-Walking-Liberty-Half-Dollar-CACG-MS-66
3. On Jan. 5, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-66 1949-S Franklin half dollar for $203.50. Ten days later, on Jan. 15, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded MS-66 1949-S Franklin half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $145. On Jan. 19, GreatCollections sold a different PCGS graded MS-66 1949-S Franklin half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $115.50.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1723817/1949-S-Franklin-Half-Dollar-CACG-MS-66-Toned
4. On Jan. 5, DLRC sold a CACG graded MS-65 (sixty-five) 1936 Cleveland commemorative half dollar for $210. On Jan. 12, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-66 (sixty-six) Cleveland commemorative half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $198. On Jan. 19, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-65 Cleveland commemorative half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $122.10 and a PCGS graded MS-65 Cleveland half, without a CAC sticker, for $118.80.
https://davidlawrence.com/inventory/780379
5. On Jan. 5, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-67 1934 Texas Centennial commemorative half dollar for $1026.30. On Dec. 18, Heritage sold a colorful, PCGS graded MS-67 1934 Texas commemorative half, without a CAC sticker, for $690. On Aug. 23, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a different PCGS graded MS-67 1934 Texas commemorative half, without a CAC sticker, for $630.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1724055/1934-Texas-Centennial-Half-Dollar-CACG-MS-67-Toned
6. On Jan. 9, DLRC sold a CACG graded AU-55 (fifty-five) 1840-C $2.5 gold coin for $6000. On Jan. 17, Heritage sold an NGC graded AU-58 (fifty-eight) 1840-C $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $5520.
https://davidlawrence.com/inventory/790636
7. On Jan. 12, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-66 (sixty-six) 1935-S dime for $523.60. On Sept. 17, 2024, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-67 (sixty-seven) 1935-S dime, without a CAC sticker, for $240.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1726254/1935-S-Mercury-Dime-CACG-MS-66-Toned
8. On Jan. 15, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved MS-65 grade 1929-S Buffalo nickel for $432. A month earlier, on Dec. 15, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-65 1929-S Buffalo nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $287.10. On Dec. 3, Heritage sold a different PCGS graded MS-65 1929-S Buffalo nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $372.
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1G1WY1/1929-s-buffalo-nickel-ms-65-pcgs-cac
9. On Jan. 15, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1924 Standing Liberty quarter for $33,600. On Dec. 15, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1924 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $10,136.50, less than one-third as much. Both these quarters received a ‘Full Head’ (FH) designation from PCGS.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/standing-liberty-quarters/1924-25c-ms67-full-head-pcgs-cac/a/1380-4445.s
10. On Jan. 15, DLRC sold a PCGS graded MS-67+ 1954-S quarter, with a CAC sticker, for $700. On Jan. 5, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-67+ 1954-S quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $327.25, less than half as much.
https://davidlawrence.com/inventory/784756
11. On Jan. 15, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved AU-58 grade 1929-S half dollar for $720. On Dec. 31, Heritage sold a PCGS graded AU-58 1929-S half, without a CAC sticker, for $468. On Dec. 29, GreatCollections sold a different PCGS graded AU-58 1929-S half, without a CAC sticker, for $524.22.
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1G1Y26/1929-s-walking-liberty-half-dollar-au-58-pcgs-cac
12. On Jan. 15, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved, NGC graded MS-64 1915 $2.5 gold coin for $2400. On Dec. 29, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-64+ (plus!) 1915 $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $1899.70. An NGC graded MS-64 coin, with a CAC sticker, brought considerably more than a PCGS graded MS-64+ (plus) 1915 $2.5 coin, without a CAC sticker.
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1G21U9/1915-indian-quarter-eagle-ms-64-ngc-cac
13. On Jan. 16, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved, PCGS certified MS-65-Red 1955/1955 Doubled Die Lincoln cent for $90,000. On March 26, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS certified MS-65-Red 1955/1955 Doubled Die Lincoln cent, without a CAC sticker, for $45,600. On March 10, GreatCollections sold a different PCGS certified MS-65-Red 1955/1955 Doubled Die Lincoln cent, without a CAC sticker, for $46,200.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/1955-1c-doubled-die-obverse-fs-101-ms65-red-pcgs-cac-pcgs-37912-/a/1380-4671.s
14. On Jan. 16, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-65 grade 1911-D $5 gold coin for $312,000. On Aug. 20, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-65 1911-D, without a CAC sticker, for $166,750. Market levels for these were around the same in January 2025 than they were in August 2024.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/indian-half-eagles/1911-d-5-ms65-pcgs-cac-pcgs-8521-/a/1380-4708.s
15. On Jan. 16, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-65 grade 1931 $20 gold coin for $264,000. A moment earlier, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-65+ (plus!) 1931 $20 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $186,000. A CAC approved MS-65 grade coin thus brought much more than a non-CAC, PCGS graded MS-65+ (plus) 1931 $20 gold coin, within a matter of seconds.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/saint-gaudens-double-eagles/1931-20-ms65-pcgs-cac-pcgs-9192-/a/1380-
