Market Movers & Shakers

By Jaime Hernandez - October 24, 2024

*This stunning and rare 1860 $5 gold pattern moved into seven-figure territory as one of the highest price gainers in the past three months. Courtesy of PCGS Trueview. Click image to enlarge.*

DESCRIPTION	GRADE	TODAY'S PRICE	PRICE 3 MONTHS AGO	GAIN	% CHANGE
1820 1C N-4 Small Date	AU55	$7,000	$1,700	$5,300	312%
1860 $5 J-271	PR64+DCAM	$1,250,000	$300,000	$950,000	317%
1839 1C N-14, Booby Head	MS66BN	$28,500	$8,500	$20,000	235%
1868 $10 J-661	PR66CAM	$1,050,000	$350,000	$700,000	200%
1892 1C,	PR64+CAM	$1,550	$540	$1,010	187%
1835 1C N-9 Lg 8 Lg Stars	AU55BN	$8,500	$3,000	$5,500	183%
1863 2C J-311	PR63CAM	$22,500	$9,000	$13,500	150%
1872 $1 J-1205, Amazonian	PR65CAM	$225,000	$110,000	$115,000	105%
1866 5C J-461 Washington	PR55	$2,000	$1,000	$1,000	100%
1823 1C Newcomb 2	XF40	$11,000	$5,650	$5,350	95%

As we enter into the autumn months, we see the numismatic market is doing anything but cooling down. Hot coins continue to be on the move, with prices for many reaching only further into positive territory. On the list above, we see the top 10 coins that increased by the largest margins in the past three months on the PCGS Price Guide.

The first coin on the list is an 1820 Coronet Head Large Cent, classified as the N-4 variety and graded PCGS AU55BN. Three months ago, the PCGS Price Guide had the coin listed at $1,700. Recently, we updated the price to $7,000 because of two sales. One of the coins sold at Goldberg Auctioneers for $6,600, and another crossing the block at Stack’s Bowers Galleries took $8,225. Both coins were of the same variety and graded PCGS AU55BN, providing sound rationale to move the market price on this one. As a result, this coin increased 312% on the PCGS Price Guide, making it the highest gainer in the past three months.

The second coin on our list is a $5 1860 Judd-271 proof pattern. It’s believed that only two examples of this issue exist. The coin also has a beautiful and prominent Liberty design, making this great rarity even more appealing to collectors. In January 2024, Heritage Auctions sold an example graded PCGS PR64+DCAM for $1,140,000. There are no other auction sales listed for this issue, proving how rare this pattern really is. Due to the Heritage Auctions sale, its price on the PCGS Price Guide moved up from $300,000 to $1,250,000 in the past three months, marking a 317% increase.

The third coin on the list is a 1839 Coronet Large Cent N-4 variety, graded PCGS MS66+BN. This coin currently has a PCGS population of only one example graded PCGS MS66+BN, with no other examples graded higher. This example was sold at a Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction, where it fetched $28,200. This sale data led to an increase for its value listing on the PCGS Price Guide price in MS66+BN, going up from $8,500 to $28,500 – or a 235% increase.

To view many more coin price changes for the year as well as for market data from other date ranges, you can visit the PCGS Price Guide and click on Price Changes. Once there, you can view many more coins listed on the PCGS Price Guide Gainers list, including the top daily gainers, weekly gainers, three-month gainers, one-year gainers, two-year gainers, three-year gainers, five-year gainers, and even the leading 10-year gainers.

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