CAC Coins Bring Premiums in January 2025

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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.