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CAC Coins Bring Premiums in August 2023

Published on September 5, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in July 2023

Published on August 4, 2023

CAC Will Be Attending the 2023 ANA Show

Published on July 31, 2023

CAC Grading’s First 20 Coins — Essay Contest Winners

Published on July 31, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in June 2023

Published on July 10, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in May 2023

Published on June 4, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in April 2023

Published on May 9, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in March 2023

Published on April 10, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in February 2023

Published on March 10, 2023

CACG Unveils New Holders

Published on February 24, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in January 2023

Published on February 8, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in December 2022

Published on January 6, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in November 2022

Published on December 2, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in October 2022

Published on November 4, 2022

CAC Grading Service Planned for Start in 2023

Published on October 13, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in September 2022

Published on October 6, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in August 2022

Published on September 13, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in July 2022

Published on August 5, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in June 2022

Published on July 5, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in May 2022

Published on June 2, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in April 2022

Published on May 9, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in March 2022

Published on April 5, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in February 2022

Published on March 4, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in January 2022

Published on February 7, 2022

GreatCollections Acquires 1796 Quarter for $2.35 Million

Published on January 17, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in December 2021

Published on January 4, 2022

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in November 2021

Published on December 2, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in October 2021

Published on November 2, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in September 2021

Published on October 4, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in August 2021

Published on September 3, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in July 2021

Published on August 3, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in June 2021

Published on July 2, 2021

New CAC Membership Temporarily Closed

Published on June 10, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in May 2021

Published on June 3, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in April 2021

Published on May 3, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in March 2021

Published on April 7, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in February 2021

Published on March 4, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in January 2021

Published on February 4, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in December 2020

Published on January 4, 2021

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in November 2020

Published on December 2, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in October 2020

Published on November 6, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in September 2020

Published on October 5, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in August 2020

Published on September 11, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in July 2020

Published on July 31, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in June 2020

Published on July 7, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in May 2020

Published on June 3, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in April 2020

Published on May 5, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in March 2020

Published on April 7, 2020

COVID-19 Notice — Updated Monday, April 13, 2020

Published on April 1, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in February 2020

Published on March 6, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in January 2020

Published on February 4, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in December 2019

Published on January 8, 2020

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in November 2019

Published on December 10, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in October 2019

Published on November 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in September 2019

Published on October 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in August 2019

Published on September 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in July 2019

Published on August 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in June 2019

Published on July 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in May 2019

Published on June 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in April 2019

Published on May 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in March 2019

Published on April 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in February 2019

Published on March 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums at FUN Auction in Orlando (January 2019)

Published on February 1, 2019

CAC Coins Bring Premiums During April 2018

Published on May 9, 2018

CAC Coins Bring Premiums During March 2018

Published on April 27, 2018

CAC Coins Bring Premiums During February 2018

Published on March 13, 2018

January 2018 CAC Coin Auction Highlights

Published on February 13, 2018

Q&A with John Albanese: Adjustment Marks

Published on March 22, 2013

Collecting $10 Liberties by Type and Mint Mark

Published on March 21, 2013

Circulated Coins: The Perfect Alternative

Published on March 18, 2013

Coin Collecting: How to Get Started and Tips to Keep Going

Published on February 7, 2013

Building a Successful Coin Forum

Published on February 5, 2013

The San Francisco Mint Coinage of 1872

Published on November 30, 2012

Collector-Investor Do You Have A Plan?

Published on May 3, 2012

The Value of Old Numismatic Books

Published on March 27, 2012

U.S. Rare Coins & Rare American Currency: It’s All Enjoyment For Me

Published on March 22, 2012

Mark Feld's Coin Collecting Tips

Published on March 20, 2012

Reflections on Hobo Nickels

Published on March 19, 2012

Quality and Its Importance in the Market and Other Markets

Published on March 17, 2012

Collecting Mid-Grade, Circulated Barber Half Dollars

Published on March 15, 2012

Share Your Passion For Collecting Barber Coins

Published on March 12, 2012

Philadelphia Mint $20 Liberty’s: The Dates That Make the Best Buys Today

Published on March 8, 2012

An Enjoyable Pastime for Us, But A Collection of Coins, and Memories, for Them

Published on March 5, 2012

Old Coins, New Friends

Published on March 4, 2012

NCA Recovers More Than $1 million for Buyers of Overpriced Coins

Published on March 2, 2012

Comprehensive Market Study Reveals CAC Price Premiums

Published on February 26, 2012

Creatively Marketing Your Rare Coins in the Private Market

Published on February 25, 2012

All I Really Needed to Know (About Coins) I Learned from Early Copper

Published on February 10, 2012

Extensive Knowledge or Wealth?

Published on February 10, 2012

The More I Know, the More I Realize What I Don’t Know

Published on February 1, 2012

CAC Sets May 1 Cutoff for New Members

Published on March 23, 2011

CAC Keeping Strict Standards

Published on April 12, 2010

CAC Now Accepting Dealer Applications

Published on March 23, 2009

CAC Opens Memberships to Collectors

Published on March 16, 2009

FREE Population Register Available For CAC Coins

Published on March 3, 2009

An Interview with John Albanese by Maurice Rosen

Published on February 17, 2008
CAC Coins Bring Premiums in August 2023
Published on September 5, 2023

In addition to realizing impressive prices in Internet sales during the month of August, CAC approved coins fared well in live auctions in Pittsburgh (PA), Dallas County (TX) and Costa Mesa (CA).

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

  1. On Aug. 6, GreatCollections sold a CAC approved MS-65 grade 1931-S dime for $6877.20. On March 7, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded MS-65 1931-S dime, without a CAC sticker, for $2640. Both coins have received a ‘Full Bands’ (FB) designation from PCGS.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1417473/1931-S-Mercury-Dime-PCGS-MS-65-FB-CAC-Green-OGH

  2. On Aug 13, GreatCollections sold a CAC approved MS-64 grade 1859 Indian cent for $2113.88. On July 11, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-65 1859 Indian cent, without a CAC sticker, for $1200.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1414266/1859-Indian-Cent-PCGS-MS-64-CAC-Green

  3. On Aug. 13, GreatCollections sold a CAC approved MS-66 grade ‘No Cents’ 1883 Liberty Head nickel for $506. On May 30, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-66 ‘No Cents’ 1883 Liberty Head nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $384. Two weeks earlier, on May 16, Heritage sold a different PCGS graded MS-66 ‘No Cents’ 1883 Liberty Head nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $360. Market levels for these were about the same in May as they were in August.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1414275/1883-Liberty-Nickel-No-CENTS-PCGS-MS-66-CAC-Green

  4. On Aug. 15, 2023, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1877-CC quarter for $19,800. On May 3, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-67 1877-CC quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $10,800.

    https://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-quarters/1877-cc-25c-ms67-pcgs-cac-briggs-10-j-pcgs-5505-/a/1364-3083.s

  5. On Aug. 15, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved, NGC graded AU-58 (fifty-eight) 1854-S $20 gold coin for $31,200. On May 8, 2023, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-60 (sixty) 1854-S $20 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $21,600.

    https://coins.ha.com/itm/liberty-double-eagles/1854-s-20-au58-ngc-cac-pcgs-8913-/a/1364-3245.s

  6. On Aug. 16, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved MS-63 grade 1807 large cent with a ‘Large Fraction’ for $21,600. On March 21, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded MS-63 1807 ‘Large Fraction’ cent, without a CAC sticker, for $12,000. Both coins were struck from the same pair of dies and both coins received a brown (BN) color designation from PCGS.

    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-13VKMD/1807-draped-bust-cent-s-276-rarity-1-large-fraction-ms-63-bn-pcgs-cac

  7. On Aug. 16, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved Fine-15 grade 1792 half disme pattern for $120,000. On Jan. 12, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded Fine-15 1792 half disme, without a CAC sticker, for $78,000, less than two-thirds as much.

    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-13VKQB/1792-half-disme-lm-1-judd-7-pollock-7-the-only-known-dies-rarity-4-fine-15-pcgs-cac

  8. On Aug. 16, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1925 Peace silver dollar for $6600. On July 21, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-67 1925 Peace dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $2040, less than one-third as much.

    https://coins.ha.com/itm/peace-dollars/1925-1-ms67-pcgs-cac-pcgs-7365-/a/1364-3132.s

  9. On Aug. 16, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved AU-58 grade 1864 $20 gold coin for $31,200. On May 8, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded AU-58 1864 $20 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $18,600.

    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-13VMC2/1864-liberty-head-double-eagle-au-58-pcgs-cac

  10. On Aug. 17, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved Proof-68 1941 half dollar for $10,800. On March 23, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS certified Proof-68 1941 half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $4800.

    https://coins.ha.com/itm/proof-walking-liberty-half-dollars/1941-50c-pr68-pcgs-cac/a/1364-3644.s

  11. On Aug. 18, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved AU-50 grade 1803 silver dollar for $12,600. On Feb. 9, 2023, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded AU-50 1803 silver dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $6300, half as much. Both coins were struck from the same pair of dies.

    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-13WOQZ/1803-draped-bust-silver-dollar-bb-255-b-6-rarity-2-large-3-au-50-pcgs-cac

  12. On Aug. 20, GreatCollections sold a CAC approved MS-62 grade 1849 dime for $726. On March 27, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded MS-62 1849 dime, without a CAC sticker, for $504.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1425943/1849-Seated-Liberty-Dime-PCGS-MS-62-CAC-Green-Toned

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1417473/1931-S-Mercury-Dime-PCGS-MS-65-FB-CAC-Green-OGH