CAC

In addition to faring well in Internet sales, CAC approved coins outperformed other certified coins in live auctions in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Dallas. Here are a dozen examples, which were selected from a large number of results that could have been listed.

1. On Feb. 2, the Goldbergs auctioned a CAC approved AU-55 grade 1856 ‘Slanted 5’ Indian Princess One Dollar Gold piece for $360. On Dec. 9, 2020, Heritage sold a PCGS graded AU-55 1856 ‘Slanted 5’ One Dollar Gold piece without a CAC sticker for $288. On Nov. 3, 2019, GreatCollections sold a different PCGS graded AU-55 1856 ‘Slanted 5’ One Dollar Gold piece without a CAC sticker for $270.00.

   http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=120&lot=379&lang=1

2. On Feb. 14, the firm called ‘GreatCollections’ sold a CAC approved XF-40 grade 1818 quarter for $1575. On Aug. 7, 2020, Stack’s-Bowers auctioned a PCGS graded XF-40 1818 quarter without a CAC sticker for $1080.

   https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/945675/1818-Capped-Bust-Quarter-PCGS-XF-40-CAC

3. On Feb. 19, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved, MS-66 grade 1914-S Buffalo nickel for $6600. On Feb. 21, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-66 1814-S Buffalo nickel without a CAC sticker for $4275.

   https://coins.ha.com/itm/buffalo-nickels/nickels/1914-s-5c-ms66-pcgs-cac-pcgs-3926-/a/1327-3374.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

4. On Feb. 19, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved, NGC graded AU-58 1862 $2.5 gold coin for $3360. On Nov. 22, Heritage auctioned an NGC graded AU-58 1862 $2.5 gold coin without a CAC sticker for $2103.60. On Dec. 27, 2020, the firm of David Lawrence sold a PCGS graded AU-58 1862 $2.5 gold coin without a CAC sticker for $2700. The CAC approved coin brought substantially more in February than past results for non-CAC PCGS and non-CAC NGC graded AU-58 1862 $2.5 gold coins.

   https://coins.ha.com/itm/liberty-quarter-eagles/quarter-eagles/1862-2-1-2-au58-ngc-cac-pcgs-7796-/a/1327-3536.s

5. On Feb. 19, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved, NGC graded AU-55 1860-S $10 gold coin for $26,400. A year earlier, at a Long Beach Expo, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded AU-55 1860-S $10 gold coin without a CAC sticker for $21,600.

   https://coins.ha.com/itm/liberty-eagles/eagles/1860-s-10-au55-ngc-cac-pcgs-8632-/a/1327-3780.s

6. On Feb. 21, GreatCollections sold a CAC approved MS-64 grade 1854 quarter for $2539.77. On Oct. 27, 2020, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-64 1854 quarter without a CAC sticker for $1440.

   https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/948630/1854-Seated-Liberty-Quarter-Arrows-PCGS-MS-64-CAC-from-photo

7. On Feb. 21, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-64 grade 1858 half dollar for $2880. Over the last six years, PCGS or NGC graded MS-64 1858 half dollars have been auctioned or publicly sold over the Internet more than a half dozen times by firms that specialize in coins. Not once during the last six years has a non-CAC PCGS or NGC graded MS-64 1858 half dollar publicly sold for as much as $1900. The most recent such sale was by Heritage on June 7, 2020. A PCGS graded MS-64 1858 half dollar without a CAC sticker then went for $1560.

   https://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-half-dollars/half-dollars/1858-50c-ms64-pcgs-cac-pcgs-population-63-21-ngc-census-28-14-cdn-1-300-whsle-bid-for-ngc-pcgs-ms64-mintage-4/a/1327-7062.s

8. On Feb. 23, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved, certified Proof-66 1860 quarter with a ‘Cameo’ designation for $8040. On September 17, 2020, Heritage auctioned a PCGS certified Proof-66 1860 quarter also with a ‘Cameo’ designation, though without a CAC sticker for $5400. Both coins came from the Simpson Collection.

   https://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-quarters/quarters-and-twenty-cents/1860-25c-pr66-cameo-pcgs-cac-briggs-9-h-pcgs-85556-/a/1327-3042.s

9. On Feb. 23, Heritage auctioned a CAC approved MS-68 grade 1934 Walking Liberty half dollar for $20,400. A non-CAC, certified MS-68 1934 half has not been sold in a while. In November 2018, Heritage auctioned a PCGS graded MS-68 1934 half dollar without a CAC sticker,for $6000. In February 2018, GreatCollections sold a different PCGS graded MS-68 1934 half dollar without a CAC sticker for $5177.25.

   https://coins.ha.com/itm/walking-liberty-half-dollars/half-dollars/1934-50c-ms68-pcgs-cac-pcgs-6592-/a/1327-3067.s

10. On Feb. 25, Legend auctioned a CAC approved MS-65 grade 1863 Indian cent for $1233.75. On Feb. 17, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-65 1863 Indian cent without a CAC sticker for $780.

    https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/82219872/1c-1863-pcgs-ms65-cac?ipp=10

11. On Feb. 25, Legend auctioned a CAC approved XF-45 grade 1916-D Mercury dime for $7931.25. In June 2020, Heritage sold a PCGS graded XF-45 1916-D Mercury dime without a CAC sticker for $5760. In July 2019, Heritage auctioned a different PCGS graded XF-45 1916-D Mercury dime without a CAC sticker for $6000.

    https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/82219969/10c-1916-d-mercury--pcgs-xf45-cac?ipp=10

12. On Feb. 25, Legend auctioned a CAC approved, MS-65 grade 1875-S Twenty Cent piece for $3407.50. During August 2020, Stack’s-Bowers and Heritage, separately, each auctioned a PCGS graded MS-65 1875-S Twenty Cent piece without a CAC sticker. The 1875-S sold by Stack’s-Bowers brought $2040 and the coin sold by Heritage realized $1800.

    https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/82219978/20c-1875-s-pcgs-ms65-cac?ipp=10