Issue 7 · week ending October 12, 2026
October 12, 2026
Sunday's GreatCollections sale is in the books, gold eased off a one-week high, and Philadelphia's Stack's Bowers treasure hunt starts tomorrow. Here's what is worth a click.
GreatCollections posted final prices for its Sunday, Oct. 11 Top Ten. An 1893-CC Morgan dollar, PCGS MS-65 (Breezy Palms Collection), sold for $97,325.21 including the buyer's fee; a 1795 Flowing Hair dollar, 2 Leaves, PCGS AU-55 CAC, brought $81,562.50 including the fee. Other leaders included an 1876 Liberty gold eagle, PCGS Proof-63, at $52,875 including the fee.
GreatCollections printed $97,325.21 (1893-CC Morgan) and $81,562.50 (1795 Flowing Hair), including buyer's fee (2026-10-11).
Spot gold slipped 0.5% to $4,171.18 an ounce Monday after touching a one-week high earlier in the session, as a firm dollar and this week's U.S. CPI and PPI kept buyers cautious. Spot silver was near $60.62, down 0.3%.
Kitco News (Reuters) printed Spot gold $4,171.18 (-0.5%), silver $60.62 (-0.3%) at 1132 GMT (2026-10-12).
Mark Benvenuto looks at the two smallest 2008 American Buffalo gold coins (1/10 oz and 1/4 oz), the only year the Mint struck those sizes, and walks through how little the 0.9999 vs 0.999 fineness gap is worth at today's gold prices.
Numismatic News printed no sale figure.
Numismatic News's Item of the Week contrasts the two 1865 three-cent coins: 8,500 silver pieces vs 11,382,000 copper-nickel. It lists a G-4 silver at $460 and MS-65 at $5,500, against a G-4 copper-nickel at $11 and MS-65 at $700.
Numismatic News printed G-4 silver $460 / MS-65 $5,500; G-4 copper-nickel $11 / MS-65 $700 (NN listings) (2026-10-11).
Arthur Friedberg's October Greensheet analysis of Stack's Bowers Global Showcase currency results says top-end U.S. notes were flat to slightly down while collector-grade Large Size notes (Good through Very Fine) ran strong. Six notes cleared $200,000; the top lot was an 1863 $20 Gold Certificate (Fr. 1166b-I) at $366,000 (same note sold for $480,000 in January 2024).
Greysheet printed Top lot $366,000 (1863 $20 Gold Certificate Fr. 1166b-I); six notes above $200,000 (2026-10-07).
Stack's Bowers' Treasure Hunt 2026 moves to Philadelphia Oct. 13–17 after Miami, with $10,000 in numismatic prizes in each of four cities ($40,000 total). Clues drop on Instagram; individual prizes run from about $300 to roughly $3,500 or more.
CoinWeek printed $40,000 in prizes across four cities; about $300 to $3,500+ per prize (2026-09-28).
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