Issue 28 · week ending November 2, 2026
November 2, 2026
Gold opened the week back near $3,900 after Friday's slide, while GreatCollections' first November sale was led by a gem 1897-O Morgan dollar and CoinWeek revisited the record for a top 1932-S Washington quarter.
An 1897-O Morgan dollar in PCGS MS-66+ CAC from the Illinois Set Collection topped GreatCollections' Sunday, Nov. 1 auctions.
GreatCollections printed 1897-O Morgan dollar PCGS MS-66+ CAC $298,125; 1919-D Lincoln cent PCGS MS-67+ RD CAC $95,074.88; 1915-S Buffalo nickel PCGS MS-67 $38,257.88. Prices include the buyer's fee (2026-11-01).
CoinWeek traces the 1932-S Washington quarter from a coin the Treasury still sold at face value in 1934 to a superb PCGS MS-66+ CAC example that brought a record price at Heritage.
CoinWeek printed $76,250 at Heritage Auctions for a 1932-S quarter PCGS MS-66+ CAC; 408,000 minted, the lowest regular-issue Washington quarter mintage (2026-11-02).
The family of an FDNY firefighter lost on 9/11 received a 2026-W Enduring Liberty half dollar with the "Always Remember" privy mark from U.S. Mint Director Paul Hollis after meeting him at the 25th-anniversary ceremony.
CoinWeek printed no sale figure.
Some 1834 Peru 8 reales carry a Spanish crown counterstamp that made the republican "Libertad" coin legal money in the Spanish Philippines.
CoinWeek printed no sale figure.
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