CAC Coins Bring Premiums in August 2025

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

1. On Aug. 10, DLRC sold a CAC approved MS-64 grade 1923-S Peace dollar for $525. That same day, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-64 1923-S Peace dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $261.03 and a PCGS graded MS-64 1923-S dollar, also without a CAC sticker, for $221.21. On July 30, Heritage sold a different PCGS graded MS-64 1923-S dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $228.00

2. On Aug. 17, DLRC sold a CAC approved VF-25 grade 1807 dime for $3,300. On July 20, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded VF-30 1807 dime, without a CAC sticker, for $2,266. Back on Oct. 11, 2022, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded VF-25 1807 dime, without a CAC sticker, for $1,680. Even if market values for these were higher in August 2025 than they were in October 2022, any such increase would not explain the difference between $3,300 and $1,680.

3. On Aug. 17, DLRC sold a CAC approved MS-64 grade 1879-O Morgan silver dollar for $1,156. On Aug. 25, Heritage sold an NGC graded MS-64 1879-O dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $720. On July 30 Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-64 1879-O dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $552.

On July 20, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-64 1879-O dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $611.93. 

4. On Aug. 24, GreatCollections sold a CACG certified Proof-65 1883 quarter for $3,410. On Oct. 13, 2024, GreatCollections sold a PCGS certified Proof-65 1883 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $1,705, half as much. Also, on July 20, 2025, Heritage auctioned an NGC certified Proof-66-Cameo 1883 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $2,040. A CACG certified Proof-65 coin thus brought more than a 50% premium over a non-CAC, NGC certified Proof-66-Cameo 1883 quarter.

5. On Aug. 24, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-67+ 1938 New Rochelle commemorative half dollar for $2,200. On Aug. 3, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-67+ 1938 New Rochelle half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $972.40.

6. On Aug. 26, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-64 grade 1926-S Buffalo nickel for $16,800. On July 17, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-64 1926-S nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $11,406 and an NGC graded MS-64 1926-S nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $12,600.

7. On Aug. 26, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved Proof-65-Cameo 1900 $20 gold coin for $198,000. On Aug. 28, 2022, Heritage auctioned a PCGS certified Proof-65 ‘Deep Cameo’ 1900 $20 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $168,000. For the same grade, a Proof U.S. gold coin with a ‘Deep Cameo’ (DCAM) designation is often worth 10% to 30% more than a coin of the same date with a ‘Cameo’ (CAM) designation. A CAC approved 1900 twenty with a ‘Cameo’ designation, however, brought much more than a PCGS certified Proof-65 DCAM 1900 twenty. Also, a CAC approved, NGC certified Proof-65-Cameo 1900 brought more, $204,000, in November 2022 than the CAC approved, PCGS certified Proof-65-Cameo twenty that Heritage just auctioned. The current price realized of $198,000 is not an anomaly and there is no evidence that values of these were higher in August 2025 than they were in 2022.

8. On Aug. 27, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CACG certified Proof-66-Cameo 1877 Twenty Cent piece for $26,400. On June 23, 2024, GreatCollections sold an NGC certified Proof-66-Cameo 1877 Twenty Cent piece, without a CAC sticker, for $16,438.40. On Jan. 12, 2023, Heritage sold a different NGC certified Proof-66-Cameo 1877 Twenty Cent piece, without a CAC sticker, for $21,000.

9. On Aug. 27, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CACG graded MS-65 1894-S half dollar for $7,200. On Jan. 17, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-65 1894-S half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $5,040.

10. On Aug. 27, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved AU-53 grade 1795 ‘Off-Center Bust’ silver dollar for $43,200. It is of a relatively common die pairing (BB-51; B-14). The next lot was a PCGS graded AU-55 1795 ‘Centered Bust’ silver dollar, without a CAC sticker, but of a scarcer die pairing (BB-52; B-15), and it realized $24,000, much less than the cited CAC approved coin. Additionally, on June 25, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded AU-55 1795 ‘Off-Center Bust’ silver dollar, without a CAC sticker. It realized $21,600, half as much as the cited CAC approved AU-53 grade coin, and this non-CAC $21,600 PCGS AU-55 coin is of the same die pairing as the AU-53 grade coin (BB-51: B-14) cited above.

11. On Aug. 27, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1907 High Relief, ‘Wire Edge’ 1907 $20 gold coin for $312,000. The day before, on Aug. 26, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-67 1907 High Relief, ‘Wire Edge’ 1907 $20 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $240,124.80. 

12. On Aug. 28, Heritage auctioned a CACG graded MS-67 1922 Peace silver dollar for $13,800. On May 6, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1922 Peace dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $7,800. On Aug. 31, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-67 1922 Peace dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $2,695. On Aug. 24, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-67 1922 Peace dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $2,425.50.

13. On Aug. 28, in successive lots, Heritage auctioned a CACG graded MS-64 1915 $10 gold coin for $4,320 and an NGC graded MS-64 1915 $10 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $3,600. On Aug. 13, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a different NGC graded MS-64 1915 $10 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for this same price, $3,600.

14, On Aug. 31, GreatCollections sold a CACG certified MS-63-BN 1876 Indian cent for $374. On Aug. 24, GreatCollections sold a PCGS certified MS-64-BN 1876 Indian cent, without a CAC sticker, for $364.10. Each of these was designated as having ‘Brown’ (BN) color by the respective grading service. The main point here is that a CACG graded MS-63 coin brought more than a PCGS graded MS-64 1876 Indian cent.