CACG encapsulated and CAC Approved coins fared well in public sales during the month of November 2025. Here are a dozen examples, which were selected from a larger number of results that could have been listed.
1915 Barber 25c – MS64+
On Nov. 3, Heritage sold a CACG graded MS64+ (sixty-four-plus) 1915 quarter for $1,320. On Oct. 28, Heritage sold an NGC graded MS66 (sixty-six) 1915 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $990.
1877 Seated Liberty 25c – MS68
On Nov. 9, GreatCollections sold a CACG-graded MS68 1877 quarter for $20,350. On Nov. 23, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS68 1877 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $9,627.20.
1914-D Lincoln 1c – MS65RD
On Nov. 11, in consecutive lots, Stack’s Bowers auctioned two certified MS65 1914-D Lincoln cents, each of which had a ‘full red’ (RD) color designation. A CACG graded MS65 coin realized $24,000, and a PCGS graded MS65 1914-D realized $13,200.
1926-S Lincoln 1c – MS65BN
On Nov. 23, GreatCollections sold a CACG-graded MS65 1926-S Lincoln cent for $3,164.70. On April 1, Heritage sold an NGC-graded MS65 1926-S cent, without a CAC sticker, for $2,160. On Sept. 25, 2024, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS65 1926-S cent, without a CAC sticker, for $2,371.79. All three of these received a brown color (BN) designation from the respective grading service.
1846-O Liberty $10 – VF35
On Nov. 23, DLRC sold a CACG graded VF35 1846-O $10 gold coin for $5,065. On July 20, Heritage sold an NGC graded VF35 1846-O $10 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $2,160. Although market levels for these were a little higher in November than they were in July, an increase in market levels could not possibly account for the entirety of the difference between $5,065 and $2,160.
1890-CC Morgan $1 – MS64DMPL
On Nov. 9, DLRC sold a CAC approved, PCGS certified MS64DMPL 1890-CC Morgan silver dollar for $5,800 and GreatCollections sold a PCGS certified MS64DMPL 1890-CC Morgan, without a CAC sticker, for $3,547.50. Both coins received a ‘Deep Mirror Prooflike’ (DMPL) designation from PCGS.
1914 Buffalo 5c – PR68
On Nov. 11, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC-approved Proof-68 1914 nickel for $42,000. Proof-68 1914 nickels are condition rarities. On March 26, 2024, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS-certified Proof-68 1914 nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $11,100. On June 18, 2024, Stack’s Bowers auctioned an NGC-certified Proof-68 1914 nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $8,400.
Although market levels for these were higher in November 2025 than they were in 2024, any such increase would not account for the entirety of the difference between the price realized for this CAC-approved 1914 nickel, $42,000, and the prices realized for each non-CAC, certified Proof-68 1914 nickel sold from 2022 to 2024. Another example is an NGC-certified Proof-68 1914 nickel, without a CAC sticker, that GreatCollections sold for $9,588.70 on Sept. 3, 2023.
1818/5 Capped Bust 25c- MS64DMPL
On Nov. 11, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC-approved MS64 grade 1818/5 quarter for $12,000. It is not of a rare die pairing (B-1). These are not auctioned often. On May 8, 2024, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS64 1818/5 quarter of a scarcer die pairing (B-3), without a CAC sticker, for $8,100.
1896-O Barber 25c – MS63
On Nov. 13, DLRC sold a CAC-approved MS63 grade 1896-O quarter for $3,433. On Jan. 15, 2025, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS64 (higher grade) 1896-O quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $3,000. On Aug. 17, 2024, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded MS64+ (plus graded!) 1896-O quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $2,640. Prices for these did increase slightly during 2025, but increases in market levels cannot account for the fact that a CAC-graded sixty-three coin realized more than, or about the same as, PCGS-graded MS64 or MS64+ 1896-O quarters.
1937 Antietam 50c – MS67
On Nov. 17, Heritage sold a CAC-approved MS67 grade 1937 Antietam Civil War commemorative half dollar for $1,800. In the previous lot, Heritage sold an NGC graded MS67 1937 Antietam half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $1,020. On Sept. 4, Stack’s Bowers sold two PCGS graded MS67 1937 Antietam half dollars, neither of which had a CAC sticker. They each realized $1,080.
1935-D Walking Liberty 50c – MS65
On Nov. 18, Heritage sold a CAC-approved MS65 grade 1935-D half dollar for $1,380. On Nov. 19, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS-graded MS65 1935-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $840. On Nov. 16, GreatCollections sold a different PCGS graded MS65 1935-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $913.
1941 Walking Liberty 50c – MS66
On Nov. 23, GreatCollections sold a CAC-approved, NGC-certified Proof-63 1887 half dollar for $2,036.10. On June 4, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS certified Proof-63 1887 half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $1,200. On Jan. 28, Heritage sold a different PCGS certified Proof-63 1887 half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $1,080. Market levels for these were not much higher in November than they were in January or June, if higher at all.
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