CAC Coins Bring Premiums in January 2026

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

1. On Jan. 4, DLRC sold a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1899 Liberty Head nickel for $6,250. On April 13, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1899 nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $3,249.40. Market values for these were not higher in January 2026 than they were in April 2025.

2. On Jan. 4, DLRC sold a CAC approved VF-25 grade 1807 dime for $3,500. On Sept. 24, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded VF-30 1807 dime, without a CAC sticker, for $2,280. On Sept. 14, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded XF-40 1807 dime, without a CAC sticker, for $2,970.

3. On Jan. 4, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded AU-58 1920 quarter for $380.60. On Jan. 6, Heritage sold a PCGS graded AU-58 1920 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $144.

4. On Jan. 4, DLRC sold a CAC approved AU-55 grade 1912-D half dollar for $805. On Sept. 3, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded AU-55 1912-D half dollar for $432. On Jan. 18, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-61 1912-D half for $671. On Jan. 26, Heritage sold a PCGS graded AU-58 half dollar for $732. A CAC approved AU-55 grade coin thus brought much more than non-CAC AU-55, AU-58 and MS-61 certified 1912-D half dollars.

5. On Jan. 4, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-67+ 1957-D half dollar for $8,118. On Nov. 2, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-67+ 1957-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $1,933.80, less than one-fourth as much. Both coins received a ‘Full Bell Lines’ (FBL) designation from the respective grading service.

6. On Jan. 14, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved VF-30 grade 1896-S dime for $600. These are not often publicly sold. On July 30, Heritage sold a PCGS graded VF-30 1896-S dime, without a CAC sticker, for $456. On Feb. 18, 2025, Heritage sold a PCGS graded XF-40 1896-S dime, without a CAC sticker, for $492. Market values for these were about the same throughout 2024 and 2025, though could have been slightly higher in January 2026.

7. On Jan. 14, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1945-D half dollar for $1,020. On Jan. 19, Heritage sold a very colorfully toned, PCGS graded MS-67 1945-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $793. On Jan. 11, GreatCollections sold a brilliant, PCGS graded MS-67 1945-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $506. On Jan. 4, GreatCollections sold a lightly toned, PCGS graded MS-67 1945-D half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $493.90.

8. On Jan. 14, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1889 One Dollar Gold piece for $3,120. On Jan. 17, Heritage sold an NGC graded MS-67 1889 One Dollar Gold piece, without a CAC sticker, for $2,257. On Dec. 23, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1889 One Dollar Gold piece, without a CAC sticker, for $2,520.

9. On Jan. 16, Heritage auctioned four 1932 $10 gold coins in successive lots, not one of which had a CAC sticker. A CACG graded MS-65 1932 brought $6,710. Of two NGC graded MS-65 1932 tens, the first brought $3,172 and the second realized $3,360. A PCGS graded MS-65+ 1932 realized $4,270. Within a few minutes, a CACG graded MS-65 1932 thus brought more than the combined total realized by two NGC graded MS-65 coins, and much more than a PCGS graded MS-65+ 1932 $10 gold coin.

10. On Jan. 17, Heritage auctioned multiple 1909-S VDB Lincoln cents in successive lots. A CACG certified AU-58-Brown 1909-S VDB realized $2,806. The next lot was a PCGS graded AU-58 coin, without a CAC sticker, which realized $2,074. Heritage then auctioned two PCGS graded MS-62 1909-S VDB Lincoln cents, for $2,074 and $2,135, respectively.

11. On Jan. 25, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-67+ 1937 Texas commemorative half dollar for $2,227.50. These were not publicly sold in December or November. On Oct. 19, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-67+ 1937 Texas commemorative, without a CAC sticker, for $815.10. On Aug. 18, Heritage auctioned a colorful PCGS graded MS-67+ 1937 Texas commemorative, without a CAC sticker, for $1,260. On April 16, Stack’s Bowers sold a different PCGS graded MS-67+ 1937 Texas commemorative, without a CAC sticker, for $900.