CAC-approved and CACG-encapsulated coins fared well in public sales during the month of September 2026. Here are a dozen examples that were selected from a larger number of results that could have been listed.
Price Realized of the Month
On Sept. 2, Heritage auctioned a CAC- certified Proof-66 (sixty-six) -Cameo 1879 Flowing Hair $4 gold piece for $292,800. On Nov. 11, 2025, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a PCGS-certified Proof-67 (sixty-seven) -Cameo 1879 Flowing Hair $4 gold piece, without a CAC sticker, for $288,000. Usually, a 67-grade rarity is worth significantly more than a 66-grade example of the same rarity. Here, a CACG-certified Proof-66-Cameo $4 gold piece sold for more than a PCGS-certified Proof-67-Cameo example that was struck from the same pair of dies, presumably with the same alloy.
- On Sept. 1, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC-approved AU-53 grade 1801 silver dollar for $20,740. On Nov. 11, 2025, Stack’s Bowers auctioned this exact same coin in the same PCGS holder, though without a CAC sticker, for $10,800 less than 11 months earlier. Yes, market levels for bust dollars increased from November 2025 to September 2026, but any such increase could not possibly account for much of the difference between $10,800 and $20,740. The same coin in the same PCGS holder brought almost twice as much after receiving a CAC sticker of approval.
- On Sept. 1, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CACG graded MS-63+ 1806 ‘Pointed 6, 8×5 Stars’ $5 gold coin for $40,260. The next day, on Sept. 2, Heritage auctioned a PCGS-graded MS-63+ 1806 ‘Pointed 6, 8×5 Stars’ $5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $35,380.
- On Sept. 1, Stack’s Bowers auctioned a CAC-approved MS-64 grade 1910-S Indian Head $5 gold coin for $25,620. On July 16, Heritage auctioned a PCGS-graded MS-64 1910-S $5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $16,470.
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1UQBXV/1910-s-indian-half-eagle-ms-64-pcgs-cac
- On Sept. 2, Heritage auctioned a CAC-approved AU-50 grade 1864 $2.5 gold coin for $100,650. The day before, Stack’s Bowers auctioned an NGC-graded AU-50 1864 $2.5 gold coin, without a CAC sticker, for $36,600.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/liberty-quarter-eagles/1864-2-1-2-au50-pcgs-cac-pcgs-7800-/a/1396-3616.s
- On Sept. 2, in successive lots, Heritage auctioned two PCGS-graded MS-67 1924 $20 gold coins. One of the two had a CAC sticker and it realized $47,580. The other, without a sticker, realized $11,285.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/saint-gaudens-double-eagles/1924-20-ms67-pcgs-cac/a/1396-3797.s
- On Sept. 6, DLRC sold a CACG-certified Proof-70 Deep Cameo 2024-P Liberty & Britannia silver medal for $160. On Sept. 27, GreatCollections sold an NGC-certified Proof-70 Ultra Cameo 2024-P Liberty & Britannia silver medal for $111.22. On Sept. 13, GreatCollections sold a different NGC-certified Proof-70 Ultra Cameo 2024-P Liberty & Britannia silver medal for $104.61.
https://davidlawrence.com/inventory/918970
- On Sept. 27, DLRC sold a CACG-graded VF-35 1921-D dime for $750. On Sept. 1, Heritage sold an NGC-graded VF-35 1921-D dime, without a CAC sticker, for $488.
https://davidlawrence.com/inventory/930225
- On Sept. 27, DLRC sold a CACG-graded MS-62 1876 quarter for $625. On July 28, Heritage sold a PCGS-graded MS-62 1876 quarter, without a CAC sticker, for $390.40.
https://davidlawrence.com/inventory/932088
- On Sept. 27, GreatCollections sold a CAC-approved XF-45 (forty-five) grade 1799 bust dollar for $8,911.10. On Aug. 9, GreatCollections sold a PCGS-graded AU-50 (fifty) 1799 bust dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $7,715.40. On July 19, GreatCollections sold a PCGS-graded XF-45 1799 bust dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $4,132.70.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/2245167/1799-Draped-Bust-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-XF-45-CAC-Green
- On Sept. 27, GreatCollections sold a CAC-approved MS-68 grade 1938-D Texas Centennial commemorative half dollar for $17,875. On Sept. 4, Heritage auctioned a PCGS-graded MS-68 1938-D Texas commemorative half, without a CAC sticker, for $8,845, less than half as much.
- On Sept. 27, GreatCollections sold a CAC-approved MS-64 grade 1900 Lafayette commemorative silver dollar for $5,060. On July 19, GreatCollections sold a PCGS-graded MS-64 1900 Lafayette dollar, without a CAC sticker, for $2,255.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/2245272/1900-Lafayette-Dollar-PCGS-MS-64-CAC-Green-Toned
