Issue 37 · week ending November 10, 2026
November 10, 2026
Gold gave back part of Monday's gain on hawkish Fed talk ahead of the October CPI report, central banks stayed on pace for a big buying year, and the hobby side lined up a famous Barber Proof, the finest PCGS Sacagawea mule, and a silver dollar made for Veterans Day reading.
Gold fell more than 1% Tuesday morning after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the Fed should raise rates in December even if October inflation cooled, with CPI due at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
Reuters (via Kitco News) printed spot gold down 1.6% to $4,071.07 an ounce by 1153 GMT; December gold futures down 0.9% to $4,079.80; spot silver down 2.1% to $52.27; about 99% odds of a December hike per CME FedWatch (2026-11-10).
Heraeus analysts told Kitco that central bank gold buying picked up in the third quarter, putting 2026 purchases ahead of last year's pace even as gold and silver bounced off fresh 2026 lows.
Kitco News (Ernest Hoffman, quoting Heraeus) printed World Gold Council estimate of 321 tonnes added by central banks and other official institutions in Q3, 42% more than a year earlier; 675 tonnes in the first nine months, 6% ahead of the same period last year; China 63 tonnes and Poland 40 tonnes in disclosed Q3 purchases (2026-11-09).
An 1897 Proof Barber half dollar bought straight from the Philadelphia Mint by John M. Clapp, later in the Eliasberg and Hugon collections, crosses the block as Lot 2063 in Stack's Bowers' November 17 Rarities Night.
CoinWeek printed 731 Proof Barber halves struck in 1897; graded NGC Proof-68★ Cameo; Mack C. Chase Collection; session begins Nov. 17 at noon Pacific (3 p.m. Eastern); no sale price yet (2026-11-10).
The finest PCGS-graded 2000 Sacagawea dollar and Washington quarter mule, PCGS MS-67, headlines a GreatCollections auction closing December 13.
CoinWeek printed about two dozen known across all grades; prior record a PCGS MS-66 that realized $194,062.50 including buyer's premium at GreatCollections on Jan. 21, 2024; an NGC MS-67 realized $158,600 including buyer's premium at Stack's Bowers' Summer 2026 Global Showcase (2026-11-08).
Ahead of Veterans Day, CoinWeek looks at the 1994-W Vietnam Veterans Memorial silver dollar, whose John Mercanti obverse shows a hand touching a name on the Wall.
CoinWeek printed 57,290 Uncirculated and 227,671 Proof sold; 0.7734 troy ounce of silver; GreatCollections lists a PCGS MS70 example sold for $209 (article does not say whether that includes the buyer's premium) (2026-11-10).
Richard Giedroyc reports that Chinese buyers are turning from gold jewelry to bullion coins and bars, with Gold Pandas still a popular choice.
Numismatic News (Richard Giedroyc) printed China Gold Association data for the first half of 2026 — gold jewelry demand down 33.88% year on year to 132.1 tons; gold ingots and coins up 28.42% to 339.3 tons (2026-11-09).
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