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JUST ADDED - 10C - 1840 No Drapery PCGS MS66+ CAC
JUST ADDED - 10C - 1840 No Drapery PCGS MS66+ CAC
$8,500.00

Date……….1840 No Drapery
Grade…….PCGS MS66+ CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…….……10000
CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…8000
Population (PCGS).……….…9/2 (1 in +)
Population (NGC)…….………10/4
Population (CAC).….....….…..4/1 (1 in +)
Serial Number……..4573.66+55821115
PCGS Lookup Number.……4573

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JUST ADDED - $1.00 - 1850-C PCGS MS61
JUST ADDED - $1.00 - 1850-C PCGS MS61
$8,250.00

Date……….1850-C
Grade…….PCGS MS61
PCGS Price Guide.…….……10000
Population (PCGS).……….…15/9
Population (NGC)…….………19/7
Serial Number……..7510.61/55821116
PCGS Lookup Number……7510

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ON HOLD - $1.00 - 1864 PCGS MS61 CAC
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ON HOLD - $1.00 - 1864 PCGS MS61 CAC
$5,750.00

Date……….1864
Grade…….PCGS MS61 CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…….……6000
CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…6000
Population (PCGS).……….…8/45
Population (NGC)…….………11/48
Population (CAC).….....….…..1/13
Serial Number……..7563.61/16456957
PCGS Lookup Number……7563

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JUST ADDED - $1.00 - 1872 PCGS PR66DCAM CAC
JUST ADDED - $1.00 - 1872 PCGS PR66DCAM CAC
$39,500.00

Date……….1872
Grade…….PCGS PR66DCAM CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…….……50000
CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…38000
Population (PCGS).……….…3/1
Population (NGC)…….………12/1
Population (CAC).….....….…..3/0
Serial Number……..97622.66/25603575
PCGS Lookup Number.…97622

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NEW - $2.50 - 1842 PCGS AU58
NEW - $2.50 - 1842 PCGS AU58
$21,000.00

Date……….1842
Grade…….PCGS AU58
PCGS Price Guide.…….……25000
Population (PCGS).……….….…3/3
Population (NGC).……...…….…4/1
Serial Number……7723.58/46198714
PCGS Lookup Number.…….7723

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ON HOLD - $2.50 - 1849-C NGC AU58+ CAC
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ON HOLD - $2.50 - 1849-C NGC AU58+ CAC
$18,500.00

Date……….1849-C
Grade…….NGC AU58+ CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…….……13500 (in 58+)
CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…14500
Population (PCGS).………….9/2 (0 in 58+)
Population (NGC).….….….…23/10 (1 in 58+)
Population (CAC).…....….…..3/0 (1 in 58+)
Serial Number……6058552-004
PCGS Lookup Number.………7753

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ON HOLD - $5.00 - 1818 STATESOF PCGS AU58
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ON HOLD - $5.00 - 1818 STATESOF PCGS AU58
$21,750.00

Date…….1818 STATESOF
Grade…….PCGS AU58
PCGS Price Guide.…….……30000
Population (PCGS).………….1/4
Population (NGC).….….….…0/3
Serial Number……8119.58/11501703
PCGS Lookup Number.………8119

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NEW - $5.00 - 1909 PCGS MS65
NEW - $5.00 - 1909 PCGS MS65
$8,150.00

Date……….1909
Grade…….PCGS MS65
PCGS Price Guide.…….……..12000
Population (PCGS).………..…140/16
Population (NGC)….………...…65/8
Serial Number……8513.65/53728711
PCGS Lookup Number.….….8513

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Two Below the Radar Sales Records From the Heritage 2026 GACC Auction
Two Below the Radar Sales Records From the Heritage 2026 GACC Auction

Nice C+D mint gold—especially if the coin is aesthetically pleasing and it is PCGS/CAC—is going up as fast as the current price of diesel fuel…

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Two Below the Radar Sales Records From the Stack's 2026 ANA Sale
Two Below the Radar Sales Records From the Stack's 2026 ANA Sale

There were lots of rare date gold coins in the Stack’s Bowers sales, but not much stuff that excited me. Yet, two really stood out…

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Some Thoughts on Rarity
Some Thoughts on Rarity

I can’t think of another area in numismatics which is as miscategorized as “rarity.”

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So...You've Decided to Collect San Francisco Gold Coins...
So...You've Decided to Collect San Francisco Gold Coins...

The San Francisco mint opened in 1854 and it made gold coins up through 1930. I have seen more interest in San Francisco gold coinage in the last five-ten years than I have at any other time in my numismatic career, and I feel that San Francisco gold coinage is an especially fascinating segment of the market.

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So...You've Decided to Collect Proof Gold
So...You've Decided to Collect Proof Gold

Imagine, if you will, that the coin market is a sushi bar. You look in the cases and you see the familiar fish: salmon, albacore, mackerel, and regular tuna. Off in the corner, in a special case there is the prized (and pricey) fatty tuna (or Toro) wrapped in special paper and brought out for special customers only. That fish, in our Numismatic Sushi Bar, is Proof Gold: rare, unusual, and very expensive.

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Proof-Only US Gold Coins
Proof-Only US Gold Coins

From 1795 up through 1933, there were a total of seven Proof-only gold coins struck at the Philadelphia Mint…

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