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CAC Coins Bring Premiums in November 2023

Published on December 5, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in October 2023

Published on November 2, 2023

CAC Coins Bring Premiums in September 2023

Published on October 3, 2023

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 November 2023
Published on December 5, 2023

CAC approved coins fared well in many public sales during the month of November, and in live auctions in New Jersey, Texas and California. Here are a dozen examples, which were selected from a large number of results that could have been listed.

  1. On Nov. 2, Legend auctioned a CAC approved MS-67 grade, 1913 ‘Type One’ Buffalo nickel for $1468.75. On Oct. 17, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1913 ‘Type One’ Buffalo nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $900.

    https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/172236621/5c-1913-type-1-pcgs-ms67-cac?ref=catalog

  2. On Nov. 2, Legend auctioned a CAC approved MS-63 grade 1875-CC Twenty Cent piece for $4112.50. On Dec. 15, 2022, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-63 1875-CC Twenty Cent piece, without a CAC sticker, for $3120. Market levels for these were only slightly higher, if higher at all, in November 2023 than they were in December 2022.

    https://legendauctions.hibid.com/catalog/487094/regency-auction-61

  3. On Nov. 2, Legend auctioned a CAC approved PCGS certified Proof-67 1904 quarter for $5405. On May 22, Heritage sold a PCGS certified Proof-67 1904 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $2100.

    https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/171054727/25c-1904-pcgs-pr67-cac?ref=catalog

  4. On Nov. 5, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-66 1908 ‘No Motto’ $20 gold coin for $4840. On Aug. 18, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded MS-66 1908 ‘No Motto’ $20 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $3120.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1455257/1908-Saint-Gaudens-Gold-Double-Eagle-No-Motto-CACG-MS-66

  5. On Nov. 14, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved, PCGS certified Proof-65 1857 Flying Eagle cent for $33,600. On Aug. 24, 2022, Heritage auctioned a PCGS certified Proof-65 1857 Flying Eagle, without a CAC sticker, for $22,800. Market levels for these were not higher in November 2023 than they were in August 2022.

    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-15VQ2P/1857-flying-eagle-cent-snow-pr1-proof-65-pcgs-cac

  6. On Nov. 16, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1915-S Pan-Pac commemorative half dollar for $7800. In March 2020, Stack’s Bowers auctioned this exact same coin, for the same price, $7800. On July 21, 2023, Heritage sold two PCGS graded MS-67 1915-S Pan-Pac commemorative half dollars, without CAC stickers, for $4200 and $4560, respectively.

    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-15WM7K/1915-s-panama-pacific-exposition-ms-67-pcgs-cac-cmq

  7. On Nov. 16, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved AU-55 grade 1850-C $2.5 gold coin for $7200. On Aug. 27, 2022, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded AU-55 1850-C $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $4920. Market levels for these were a little higher in August 2022 than they were in November 2023.

    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-15WJYH/1850-c-liberty-head-quarter-eagle-winter-1-au-55-pcgs-cac

  8. On Nov. 19, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-67 1919 Buffalo nickel for $5791.50. On May 4, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-67 1919 Buffalo nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $3120. On March 5, GreatCollections sold a different PCGS graded MS-67 1919 Buffalo nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $3054.70.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1478280/1919-Buffalo-Nickel-CACG-MS-67-Toned

  9. On Nov. 19, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-64 1938 half dollar for $425.69. On Sept. 10, Great Collections sold a PCGS graded MS-64 1938 half, without a CAC sticker, for $139.69. On Aug. 30, Stack’s Bowers sold a different PCGS graded MS-64 1938 half, without a CAC sticker, for $192. A week earlier, Stack’s Bowers sold another for that same price, $192. A CACG graded coin thus brought more than twice as much as each of three PCGS graded MS-64 1938 half dollars.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1464350/1938-Walking-Liberty-Half-Dollar-CACG-MS-64

  10. On Nov. 19, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-66+ 1884-CC Morgan silver dollar for $1705. On Oct. 8, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-66+ 1884-CC Morgan, without a CAC sticker, for $1266.10.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1195273/1884-CC-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-CACG-MS-66

  11. On Nov. 19, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-65 1904 $2.5 gold coin for $1210. On Oct. 29, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-65 1904 $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $770. A week earlier, on Oct. 22, GreatCollections sold a different PCGS graded MS-65 1904 $2.5 gold coins, without a CAC sticker, for that same price, $770. On Sept. 3, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-65 1904 $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC, sticker for $771.11, $1.11 more than each of the two just mentioned PCGS graded coins, but much less than the $1210 result for a CACG certified MS-65 1904 quarter eagle.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1455250/1904-Liberty-Gold-Quarter-Eagle-CACG-MS-65

  12. On Nov. 26, GreatCollections sold CACG and PCGS graded MS-65 1911-S $20 gold coins. At 06:39:40 PM Pacific Time, the CACG graded 1911-S realized $7926.50. Nearly ten minutes later, at 06:49:33 PM Pacific Time, a PCGS graded MS-65 1911-S, without a CAC sticker, realized $4400.

    https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1482017/1911-S-Saint-Gaudens-Gold-Double-Eagle-CACG-MS-65