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NumisMedia Weekly Market Report
Discounted Market Lingering as the Year Winds Down
November 20, 2023
Stack's Bowers Galleries completed the Whitman Baltimore Convention Sale this past week with numerous rarities realizing strong bids. However, there were also several better-date coins that sold for well under the current FMV. As this year is coming to a close the market has been hesitant, but a new year is approaching and buyers may just be waiting to see what the market looks like on the other side.
There was an unusual number of Private Minted Gold coins that brought top dollar at Rarities Night. These coins are not listed in our pricing index, but two of the top sellers are highlighted and some other rarities are charted below (some pictured) with results from the Stack's Bowers Galleries sale.
1855 $50 Gold Kellogg & Co. certified by PCGS PR63 Cameo and CMQ
The 1855 $50 Gold Kellogg & Co. is one of the most prized coins from the California Gold Rush issues; it is referred to as the "King of Territorial Gold". All of these coins were struck as trial or presentation pieces. The original mintage is guessed between 6 and no more than 20, and the current known population is 14. This coin originally belonged to Augustus Humbert and eventually found its way into the Louis Eliasberg Sr. Collection. The population reports indicate there are 3 coins in PR64 Cameo, but none have been sold in a recent documented auction. This PR63 Cameo realized $780,000 in this sale.
1855 $50 Gold Kellogg & Co. PCGS PR63 CMQ sold for $780,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1860 $20 Gold Clark, Gruber & Co. certified by PCGS AU55 and CMQ
Clark, Gruber & Co. were Kansas bankers that established a branch in Denver in the late 1850's, which actually laid the foundation for the Denver Mint. The first coins minted in 1860 were $10 Gold, the $20 Gold soon followed. The mintages of these coins are slightly skewed, as are the numbers for most of the Private Minted Gold of this era. The population reports list AU55 with 3 coins, 6 grading higher, and a total of 2 listed in the highest grade of MS61. This 1860 $20 Gold Clark, Gruber & Co. PCGS AU55 also came from the Eliasberg Collection; in this sale it realized $552,000.
1860 $20 Gold Clark, Gruber & Co. PCGS AU55 CMQ sold for $552,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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| Date/Denomination | Grade | Price Realized |
| 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime | NGC MS66* CMQ | $72,000 |
| 1829 Capped Bust Half Dime | PCGS PR64+ CAC CMQ | $96,000 |
| 1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar 15 Stars | NGC XF45 | $84,000 |
| 1853 O Seated Half Dollar No Arrows | PCGS F12 | $228,000 |
| 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar Silver Plug | PCGS MS61 | $210,000 |
| 1864 Seated Dollar | PCGS PR67 CAC | $48,000 |
| 1854 $1 Gold TII | PCGS MS67 CMQ | $96,000 |
| 1798 $2.5 Gold Capped Bust | NGC MS61 | $50,400 |
| 1808 $2.5 Gold Capped Bust | NGC AU55 | $132,000 |
| 1901 $2.5 Gold | PCGS PR69 DCAM CMQ | $96,000 |
| 1814/3 $5 Gold Capped Head | PCGS MS63 CAC CMQ | $78,000 |
| 1820 $5 Gold Capped Bust | PCGS MS64 CAC CMQ | $300,000 |
| 1864 S $5 Gold | NGC AU55 | $90,000 |
| 1795 $10 Gold Capped Bust 13 Leaves | PCGS AU55 CMQ | $102,000 |
| 1797 $10 Gold Large Eagle | PCGS MS61 | $55,200 |
| 1803 $10 Gold Large Eagle | PCGS MS63 CAC CMQ | $102,000 |
| 1804 $10 Gold Capped Bust Crosslet 4 | NGC AU58+ | $66,000 |
| 1865 $10 Gold | NGC PR62+ | $72,000 |
| 1896 $10 Gold | PCGS PR65 DCAM CAC | $132,000 |
| 1907 $10 Gold Indian Wire Rim | PCGS MS65 | $87,000 |
| 1908 S $10 Gold Indian | NGC MS69 CMQ | $240,000 |
| 1852 $20 Gold | NGC MS64 CAC CMQ | $84,000 |
| 1907 D $20 Gold | PCGS PR62 CMQ | $432,000 |
| 1925 D $20 Gold St Gaudens | PCGS MS65 CMQ | $93,000 |
| 1929 $20 Gold St Gaudens | PCGS MS64 | $75,000 |
| 1915 S $50 Gold Pan-Pac Round | NGC MS64 | $90,000 |
| 1915 S $50 Gold Pan-Pac Octagonal | PCGS MS63 | $84,000 |
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1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime NGC MS66* CMQ sold for $72,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1829 Capped Bust Half Dime PCGS PR64+ CAC CMQ sold for $96,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1853 O Seated Half Dollar No Arrows PCGS Fine12 sold for $228,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1864 Seated Dollar PCGS PR67 CAC sold for $48,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1854 $1 Gold TII PCGS MS67 CMQ sold for $96,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1901 $2.5 Gold PCGS PR69 DCAM CMQ sold for $96,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1820 $5 Gold Capped Bust PCGS MS64 CAC CMQ sold for $300,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1795 $10 Gold Capped Bust 13 Leaves PCGS AU55 CMQ sold for $102,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1803 $10 Gold Large Eagle PCGS MS63 CAC CMQ sold for $102,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1908 S $10 Gold Indian NGC MS69 CMQ sold for $240,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1852 $20 Gold NGC MS64 CAC CMQ sold for $84,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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1925 D $20 Gold St Gaudens PCGS MS65 CMQ sold for $93,000 in Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Auction 'Rarities Night' in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 2023
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