Issue 26 · week ending October 31, 2026
October 31, 2026
Gold closed the week at its lowest level in more than a year as a tech-stock selloff forced liquidation, while a single collection of high-grade Lincoln cents brought more than $300,000 at Heritage.
Gold slid below $3,900 and silver below $50 late Friday as a technology-led stock selloff triggered liquidation across precious metals, even as Treasury yields fell.
Kitco News (Kitco NewsWire) printed spot gold near $3,879.90, down $141.60 (3.52%); spot silver near $49.015, down $3.150 (6.06%) (2026-10-30).
Kitco's weekly gold survey found Wall Street analysts turning bearish after the drop, while Main Street retail respondents kept a narrow bullish majority heading into payrolls and the midterms.
Kitco News printed weekly low $3,870.25 an ounce; 10 of 16 Wall Street analysts (63%) expect lower prices next week, 1 (6%) expects higher (2026-10-30).
Heritage's Oct. 26 Makes Perfect Cents sale of 140 Lincoln cents, 93 of them graded MS67 or finer, was led by a 1914-D in PCGS MS64 Red.
CoinNews.net printed collection realized $309,303; 1914-D MS64 Red brought $11,895; 1930-S MS67 Red $10,980; 1909-S VDB MS65 Red $7,625 (Heritage prices realized, which include the buyer's premium) (2026-10-30).
The Federal Reserve's 2027 print order calls for no new $2 notes and as few as zero $50s, which could make Trump-signature $50 notes scarce.
Numismatic News (Richard Giedroyc) printed 4.8 billion to 5.7 billion notes ordered for 2027; $50 range 0 to 25,600 notes (2026-10-29).
GreatCollections' Nov. 1 top ten is led by an 1897-O Morgan dollar in PCGS MS-66+ with CAC approval, one of only two at that grade with two finer, and opens the Joseph Collection of CAC-approved coins.
GreatCollections (Ian Russell) printed no sale figure.
A look back at how the U.S. pulled silver from its dimes and quarters after 1964, and how a collector-driven run on Treasury silver dollars pushed casinos to tokens.
Numismatic News (Richard Giedroyc) printed no sale figure.
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