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NumisMedia Weekly Market Report
Another Day, Another Dollar
January 19, 2026
FUN 2026 is in the books and, as one might expect, the focus was mostly on bullion related coins. While the metals may be leading the market, dealers are still trading rare coins, and they seem to be needing more of them every day. Activity is extraordinarily strong across the charts with Silver and Gold leading the way as prices have increased in all the lower grades due to the metals advancing quite aggressively. Gold is approaching $4,700 an ounce and Silver looks like it is headed toward the $100 mark. Who would have believed it three years ago when Gold was at $1,900 and Silver was just $21 an ounce and struggling to maintain those levels.
Heritage Auctions hosted the Official Auction for the FUN Show as they have done for many decades. Auction lots were available for viewing at the show with the actual sale taking place at their Dallas offices a week later which has now become the customary practice for major auctions. The highlights from this sale present an extensive list of U.S. Gold with many of the high-end coins approved by CAC.
The top attraction from the 2026 FUN Auction was one of the most famous coins in numismatic history: the 1804 Dollar. This Class III is certified as PCGS PR58 and it sold for $3,538,000. It is not very often when two 1804 Dollars are sold within a month; the other was featured in our recent article The King Brings $6 Million. Below are some of the other highlights from the Heritage FUN Show Auction.
1879 $4 Gold Coiled Hair certified by PCGS PR66 Cameo
The $4 Gold Stella is one of the most prized and sought after denominations in U.S. coinage. The Coiled Hair $4 Gold is even more in demand because they are exceedingly rare in the marketplace. The 1879 had just twenty originally minted and the 1880 had just ten minted and is also extremely rare. This 1879 $4 Gold Coiled Hair in PCGS PR66 Cameo, once housed in the collection of Ed Trompeter, realized $1,464,000 in this sale. The population reports show twelve coins in all grades with the highest certified as PR66 Cameo; all three certified by NGC. Heritage sold one of those in a 2005 auction for $655,500.
1879 $4 Gold Coiled Hair PCGS PR66 Cameo sold for $1,464,000 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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1829 $5 Gold Capped Bust Large Date certified by NGC MS66
The 1829 $5 Gold was struck with both a Large Date and a Small Date on a large diameter planchet. Both varieties are rare but the Large Date is quite elusive. There are only seven known to exist as noted in the description of the auction catalogue. Two of those are Proof, and of the other five, two are housed in museums making them unavailable. There are just two high-grade coins available to collectors, a PCGS in MS66+ and this NGC MS66 which brought $1,006,500 in this sale. We have already updated the FMV to $1,020,500.
1829 $5 Gold Capped Bust Large Date NGC MS66 sold for $1,006,500 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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| Date/Denomination | Grade | Price Realized |
| 1811 Half Cent Wide Date | NGC SP64 BN | $122,000 |
| 1793 Chain Cent AMERI. | PCGS AU55 | $146,400 |
| 1909 S VDB Lincoln Cent | PCGS MS67 RD | $170,800 |
| 1914 D Lincoln Cent | PCGS MS66+ RD | $128,100 |
| 1944 D Lincoln Cent Steel-Zinc | PCGS MS62 CAC | $122,000 |
| 1800 Heraldic Eagle Half Dime LIBEKTY | PCGS MS65 CAC | $115,900 |
| 1835 Bust Quarter | PCGS MS66 CAC | $134,200 |
| 1797 Draped Bust Half | PCGS VF25 CAC | $106,750 |
| 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar Two Leaves | PCGS MS63 CAC | $213,500 |
| 1804 Draped Bust Dollar Class III | PCGS PR58 | $3,538,000 |
| 1893 CC Morgan Dollar | PCGS MS65 | $109,800 |
| 1796 $2.5 Gold No Stars | NGC MS60 | $244,000 |
| 1796 $2.5 Gold Stars | NGC MS62 CAC | $561,200 |
| 1808 $2.5 Gold Capped Bust | NGC AU58 | $183,000 |
| 1854 S $2.5 Gold | PCGS XF45 CAC | $561,200 |
| 1869 $3 Gold | PCGS PR66 DCAM | $134,200 |
| 1879 $4 Gold Flowing Hair | PCGS PR65 CAC | $262,300 |
| 1880 $4 Gold Flowing Hair | PCGS PR65 CAM | $512,400 |
| 1880 $4 Gold Coiled Hair | NGC PR67 CAM | $2,074,000 |
| 1864 $5 Gold | NGC PR65 UCAM | $146,400 |
| 1803 $10 Gold Heraldic Eagle Small Stars | CACG MS64+ | $231,800 |
| 1864 S $10 Gold | NGC AU55 | $219,600 |
| 1907 $10 Gold Indian Wire Rim | PCGS MS65 | $164,090 |
| 1911 $10 Gold Indian | NGC PR66 | $103,700 |
| 1920 S $10 Gold Indian | NGC MS63 | $128,100 |
| 1854 O $20 Gold | PCGS AU55 | $488,000 |
| 1867 $20 Gold | NGC PR66 UCAM | $793,000 |
| 1911 $20 Gold St Gaudens | NGC PR66 | $158,600 |
| 1912 $20 Gold St Gaudens | PCGS PR65 CAC | $170,800 |
| 1931 $20 Gold St Gaudens | PCGS MS64 | $122,000 |
| 1915 S $50 Gold Pan-Pac Round | PCGS MS65 | $195,200 |
| 1915 S $50 Gold Pan-Pac Octagonal | PCGS MS64 | $122,000 |
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1800 Heraldic Eagle Half Dime LIBEKTY PCGS MS65 CAC sold for $115,900 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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1835 Bust Quarter PCGS MS66 CAC sold for $134,200 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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1804 Draped Bust Dollar Class III PCGS PR58 sold for $3,538,000 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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1796 $2.5 Gold Stars NGC MS62 CAC sold for $561,200 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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1880 $4 Gold Coiled Hair NGC PR67 CAM sold for $2,074,000 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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1864 S $10 Gold NGC AU55 sold for $219,600 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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1854 O $20 Gold PCGS AU55 sold for $488,000 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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1867 $20 Gold NGC PR66 UCAM sold for $793,000 at Heritage Auctions FUN Show U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, January 14-17, 2026
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