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FUN and Heritage Open the New Year
January 8, 2018
Platinum Night, the prominent portion of the Heritage FUN Sale, contained numerous true rarities that had not been seen in the market for quite some time and many that had no listed NumisMedia price for the grade. The rare 1943 S Bronze Lincoln Cent AU53 NGC brought $228,000; there is only one in this grade and another six coins listed in higher grades with MS62 the highest. The current FMV for this grade is not available but the AU55 is listed at $231,250.
1943 S Bronze Lincoln Cent AU53 NGC sold for $228,000 at the Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Sale in Tampa, Florida, January 3-8, 2018
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The very rare 1880 $4 Gold Stella Flowing Hair in NGC PR67 Cameo sold for $750,000, another highest grade for the date coin, although there are also two PCGS coins listed in PR67 Cameo. There is no current NumisMedia price for this grade, although the PR66 Cameo has an FMV of $600,000. Below are some of the top highlights from this Heritage FUN Sale.
1880 $4 Stella PR67 Cameo NGC sold for $750,000 at the Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Sale in Tampa, Florida, January 3-8, 2018
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Date/Denomination |
Grade | Price
Realized |
| 1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent | PCGS MS65 BN | $240,000 |
| 1793 Chain Cent AMERICA | PCGS MS63 BN CAC | $300,000 |
| 1942/1 Mercury Dime | PCGS MS66FB CAC | $120,000 |
| 1806 Draped Bust Quarter | PCGS MS65 CAC | $102,000 |
| 1835 Capped Bust Quarter | PCGS PR65 Cameo CAC | $168,000 |
| 1838 O Reeded Edge Bust Half | PCGS PR63 CAC | $444,000 |
| 1918 D Walking Liberty Half | PCGS MS66 CAC | $108,000 |
| 1919 D Walking Liberty Half | PCGS MS65 CAC | $240,000 |
| 1921 D Walking Liberty Half | PCGS MS66 CAC | $168,000 |
| 1795 Draped Bust Dollar | NGC SP62 | $216,000 |
| 1893 O Morgan Dollar | NGC MS65* | $132,000 |
| 1893 S Morgan Dollar | PCGS MS61 | $204,000 |
| 1921 Peace Dollar | PCGS MS67 | $111,000 |
| 1879 $4 Gold Stella Flowing Hair | NGC PR67 Cameo | $312,000 |
| 1795 $5 Gold Heraldic Eagle | PCGS MS62+ CAC | $276,000 |
| 1799 $10 Gold Heraldic Eagle | PCGS MS64 | $132,000 |
| 1856 O $20 Gold | NGC AU50 | $288,000 |
| 1861 O $20 Gold | PCGS MS60 | $312,000 |
| 1861 S $20 Gold Paquet | NGC AU58+ | $144,000 |
| 1870 CC $20 Gold | PCGS XF45 | $300,000 |
| 1907 $20 Gold St. Gaudens High Relief | PCGS MS67 CAC | $228,000 |
| 1909 $20 Gold St. Gaudens | PCGS PR67 | $228,000 |
| 1931 D $20 Gold St. Gaudens | PCGS MS66 | $156,000 |
| 1915 S $50 Gold Pan-Pac Octagonal | PCGS MS66+ | $288,000 |
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Many of the better date Walking Liberty Halves in the highest grades received strong bids in the Heritage FUN Sale and many had the CAC sticker. Some of these Walkers have a very low percentage of coins that meet the CAC requirements in the highest grades. What this means is if you sent in ten MS66 coins of the same date, only one or two might qualify for the CAC sticker. These coins bring strong premiums.
With 2017 and the FUN Show behind us, dealers can now shift their focus to the new year, and initially it looks like Morgan Dollars in all grades are a target, even if some of the buys are still slightly discounted.
Gold has maintained its strength above the $1,300 mark; in morning trading Gold is currently $1,319 and Silver is $17.10. One ounce Proof Gold Eagles are trading at $1,360 as long as they are in the OGP. Proof Silver Eagles have advanced to $40 each. Silver Dollars in VG and better are wholesaling at $22,025 per bag of thousand.
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