CAC Coins Bring Premiums in October 2025 Auctions

CAC-approved and CACG-encapsulated coins fared well in public sales during October 2025.

Here are a dozen examples, selected from a larger set of results that could have been listed.

1. On Oct. 5, DLRC sold a CAC-approved MS-65 grade 1927-D Peace silver dollar for $6036. On May 1, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-65 1927-D Peace dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $2160.

2. On Oct. 5, DLRC sold a CAC-approved AU-50 grade (fifty) 1882-CC $20 gold coin for $9000. On Aug. 28, Heritage sold a PCGS-graded AU-55 (fifty-five) 1882-CC twenty for $ 7,800. Market levels for these were not more than 3% higher in October than they were in August, if higher at all. On Aug. 30, Stack’s Bowers sold an NGC-graded AU-58 (fifty-eight) 1882-CC $20 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $7800.

3. On Oct. 19, DLRC sold a CAC approved, NGC certified MS-64-DMPL 1881-O Morgan silver dollar for $1925. On Sept. 10, Heritage sold a PCGS certified MS-64-DMPL 1881-O Morgan, without a CAC sticker, for $1200.

4. On Oct. 19, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-66 1920 Buffalo nickel for $1595. On July 20, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-66 1920 nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $1265.08. On June 8, GreatCollections sold a different PCGS graded MS-66 1920 nickel, without a CAC sticker, for $1072.50.

5. On Oct. 19, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded VF-30 (thirty) 1891-CC $5 gold coin for $1650. On Oct. 8, Heritage sold a PCGS graded XF-40 (forty) 1891-CC $5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $1380.

6. On Oct. 26, GreatCollections sold a CACG graded MS-62 1892 Morgan silver dollar for $583. On Oct. 15, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-62 1892 Morgan dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $480. On Sept. 7, GreatCollections sold an NGC graded MS-62 1892 Morgan, without a CAC sticker, for $379.50. On Aug. 24, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-62 1892 Morgan dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $441.22.

7. On Oct. 2, Heritage sold a CACG graded MS-65+ (sixty-five-plus) 1901-S $5 gold coin for $3000. On Oct. 28, Stack’s Bowers sold an NGC graded MS-66 (sixty-six) 1901-S $5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $2280.

8. On Oct. 21, Heritage sold a CACG graded MS-67 1935-S quarter for $720. On Sept. 2, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1935-S quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $504. On Aug. 12, Heritage sold a different PCGS graded MS-67 1935-S quarter, without a CAC sticker, also for $504.

9. On Oct. 22, Heritage sold a CAC approved MS-65 grade 1920 Maine commemorative half dollar for $552. On Sept. 28, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-65 1920 Maine half, without a CAC sticker, for $363. On Sept. 24, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS graded MS-65 1920 Maine commemorative half, without a CAC sticker, for $312.

10. On Oct. 8, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved MS-67 grade 1937-S quarter for $2160. On Sept. 9, Heritage sold a PCGS graded MS-67 1937-S quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $1380. On April 22, Heritage sold a different PCGS graded MS-67 1937-S quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $1110.

11. On Oct. 8, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved MS-64 grade 1925-S Peace silver dollar for $870. On Oct. 5, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-64 1925-S Peace dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $723.03. On Oct. 15, Heritage sold a different PCGS graded MS-64 1925-S Peace dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $660.

12. On Oct. 27, Stack’s Bowers sold a CAC approved MS-66 grade 1941-S half dollar for $1680. On Oct. 21, Heritage sold an NGC graded MS-66 1941-S half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $516. On Sept. 28, GreatCollections sold a PCGS graded MS-66 1941-S half dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $638.