GreatCollections posted final prices for its Sunday, Oct. 18 Top Ten. A Series 1928 $5,000 Kansas City Federal Reserve Note (Fr. 2220-J, PMG EF40) from the Schwenk Family Collection sold for $217,687.50 including the buyer's fee; the 1971-S Eisenhower dollar silver prototype (Judd-2147, PCGS SP-67 CAC), one of three known, brought $189,000 including the fee. Other leaders included the first PCGS-certified 2026-P Team USA privy proof Silver Eagle (mintage 403) at $92,812.50 including the fee, and an 1877 Indian cent, PCGS MS-66 RD, at $84,501 including the fee.
GreatCollections printed $217,687.50 ($5,000 note), $189,000 (1971-S Ike prototype), $92,812.50 (Team USA privy ASE), and $84,501 (1877 Indian cent), all including buyer's fee (2026-10-18).
Spot gold rose 0.2% to $4,172.87 an ounce Monday as lower oil prices eased inflation concerns ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting; spot silver gained 1.2% to $57.6704, platinum rose 1.3% to $1,652.22, and palladium climbed 2% to $1,134.25. CME FedWatch priced only a 15% chance of a rate hike this month, with December hike odds at 89%.
Kitco News (Reuters) printed Spot gold $4,172.87 (+0.2%), silver $57.6704 (+1.2%), platinum $1,652.22 (+1.3%), palladium $1,134.25 (+2%); FedWatch 15% chance of October hike, 89% December (2026-10-19).
Sedwick Auction 40 (Nov. 5–7) will offer nearly 1,950 lots of shipwreck and Spanish colonial material, headlined by a Mexico City 1714 J gold Royal 8 escudos from the 1715 Fleet, graded NGC MS 65, with a published estimate of $200,000 to $400,000. Sedwick says only 10 examples of that 1714 Royal variety are known.
CoinWeek (Sedwick & Associates) printed estimate $200,000 to $400,000 for the 1714 J Royal 8 escudos; nearly 1,950 lots; no prices realized yet (2026-10-18).
Goldberg Coins & Collectibles opens its two-day Holy Land Sale of the Century on Oct. 19–20, offering more than 1,000 lots from a 1,000-pound private Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation collection, including one of only ten known 1960 Israel 1 Agora 8-grain pattern coins and Salvador Dalí-designed 1973 Tribes of Israel gold medals. No prices realized yet.
Canadian Coin News printed no sale figure.
Stack's Bowers' Treasure Hunt 2026 moves to San Francisco Oct. 20–24 for the third of four five-day city hunts, with about $10,000 in numismatic prizes in each city ($40,000 total across Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Boston). 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; SF hunt Oct. 20–24 (2026-09-28).
Scotsman Auction Co. lists Monday, Oct. 19 as the day bidding opens for its Collectors' Auction 2026, set for Friday, Nov. 6 at the Marriott St. Louis Airport Hotel. The catalog includes large-size U.S. currency, obsolete notes, and certified U.S. coins; an 18% buyer's premium applies.
Scotsman Auction Co. printed 18% buyer's premium; live sale Nov. 6, 2026 (2026-10-19).