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CAC Coins Bring Premiums in January 2025

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.

by CAC Grading | Published on February 4, 2025
This CAC-approved coin sold for $264,000 from Heritage.

This CAC-approved coin sold for $264,000 from Heritage.

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.
  1. On Jan. 5, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-66 1938-D half dollar for $2,382.60. On Jan. 14, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-66 1938-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $1,800. On Jan. 19, Heritage auctioned a different PCGS graded MS-66 1938-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $1,500.
  1. 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.
  1. On Jan. 5, DLRC sold a CACG graded MS-65 1936 Cleveland commemorative half dollar for $210. On Jan. 12, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-66 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.
  1. On Jan. 5, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-67 1934 Texas Centennial commemorative half dollar for $1,026.30. 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.
  1. On Jan. 9, DLRC sold a CACG graded AU-55 1840-C $2.5 gold coin for $6,000. On Jan. 17, Heritage sold an NGC graded AU-58 1840-C $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $5,520.
  1. On Jan. 12, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-66 1935-S dime for $523.60. On Sept. 17, 2024, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1935-S dime, without a CAC sticker, for $240.
  1. On Jan. 15, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved MS-65 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.
  1. On Jan. 15, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-67 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.
  1. 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.
  1. On Jan. 15, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved AU-58 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.
  1. On Jan. 15, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved, NGC graded MS-64 1915 $2.5 gold coin for $2,400. On Dec. 29, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-64+ (plus!) 1915 $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $1,899.70. An NGC graded MS-64 coin, with a CAC sticker, brought considerably more than a PCGS graded MS-64+ 1915 $2.5 coin, without a CAC sticker.
  1. 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.
  1. On Jan. 16, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-65 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.
  1. On Jan. 16, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-65 1931 $20 gold coin for $264,000. A moment earlier, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-65+ 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+ 1931 $20 gold coin, within a matter of seconds.

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Source: CAC Grading

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CAC was formed in 2007 by John Albanese, a respected authority on coin grading and the rare coin market, along with twenty-two leading members of the numismatic community. Because certified coins of the same grade can be of varying quality, CAC’s mission was to advocate for the hobbyist by establishing an extremely stringent standard of grading. As a verifier of previously certified coins, CAC only recognizes coins that meet the highest standard with the now famous green sticker. Out of all the coins submitted to CAC, less than half receive the honorable CAC sticker. As a result, the CAC sticker serves as an unmistakable means of identifying premium coins for the grade.

In 2022, John Albanese assembled over one hundred and fifty leading members of the numismatic community with a purpose to reclaim accuracy and consistency in grading. After all, why merely sticker a previously certified coin when the same stringent standards can be applied within the context of a grading service? Thus, CAC Grading was born! The only difference now is the grade assigned to a coin is a true representation of that coin. Boasting a team of world-class graders including Ron Drzewucki, John Butler, among others, CAC is committed to applying an unparalleled level of expertise to every submitted coin. As a result, hobbyists can have total confidence in a coin certified by CAC.

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