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Summer FUN with Heritage
July 20, 2026
The Summer FUN Show was quite typical for the time of year. The summer months have a slower pace, and many dealers are sellers rather than buyers. Precious metals continue to lead market activity, but lower prices have even slowed that market somewhat. Rare coin trading has also been somewhat inhibited by the lack of fresh material which has been an ongoing theme. Buyers and sellers seem to be waiting out this downturn until the next jumpstart in the marketplace.
The host auctioneer for the Summer FUN Show was Heritage Auctions, featuring their Signature Sale. This sale included a large selection of early $5 Gold with nearly twenty high-grade lots of pre-1818 coinage. Results exhibit a clear range of values, for example, the 1795 $5 Gold Small Eagle in AU up to MS62. A $5 Gold Small Eagle in PCGS AU53 realized $43,920, while an NGC AU58 brought $57,340. The highest grade in this sale was an NGC MS62 which sold for $94,550. The prices realized are slightly discounted from previous levels, but the market demand is still there for the classic rarities. Check all the prices realized from this Heritage FUN Signature Sale; below are some of the more important results.
1888 $10 Gold certified by PCGS PR64 Cameo
The Proof 1888 $10 Gold had an original mintage of seventy-five coins with just over twenty coins known to exist today according to research and population records. This PR64 Cameo certified by PCGS is one of three coins in this grade, while NGC has a like amount reported; there are just a total of three coins certified higher with the + designation. The current FMV for the PR64 Cameo is only $41,880 but will be reevaluated this week because of the $85,400 price realized in this sale. There have been very few reported sales of this elusive date in any grade over the last fifteen years, thus indicating rarity in all grades.
1888 $10 Gold PCGS PR64 Cameo sold for $85,400 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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1888 $20 Gold certified by PCGS PR64 Deep Cameo
The 1888 $20 Gold in Proof may have had a higher original mintage, of one-hundred-five, than its sister $10 Gold, but the survival rate is approximately the same with around twenty-five estimated by researcher John Dannreuther. The population reports show over forty coins certified in all grades which include the Cameo and Deep Cameo, but many of those are known to be re-graded and others were certified prior to the grading services adding the Cameo and Deep Cameo designations, which were added to the grading descriptions several years after the founding of PCGS and NGC. While there is no current FMV listed for the PR64 Deep Cameo with no previous notable sales, there is an FMV listed for the PR65 Deep Cameo at $225,000. The PR64 in this sale realized $170,800, with an update to the FMV price coming this week.
1888 $20 Gold PCGS PR64 Deep Cameo sold for $170,800 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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| Date/Denomination | Grade | Price Realized |
| 1793 Chain Cent AMERICA | PCGS VF35 | $43,920 |
| 1801 Large Cent | PCGS MS64 RD | $70,150 |
| 1856 Flying Eagle Cent | PCGS PR65 CAC | $51,240 |
| 1867 Shield Nickel with Rays | PCGS PR66 CAM CAC | $67,100 |
| 1831 Capped Bust Dime | NGC PR67 | $59,780 |
| 1916 D Mercury Dime | PCGS MS62 FB | $25,620 |
| 1932 S Washington Quarter | PCGS MS66+ CAC | $76,250 |
| 1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar | PCGS VF20 | $91,500 |
| 1895 Barber Half Dollar | PCGS PR68+ CAM CAC | $42,700 |
| 1918 S Walking Liberty Half Dollar | PCGS MS65 CAC | $30,500 |
| 1895 Morgan Dollar | PCGS PR50 | $56,364 |
| 1805 $2.5 Gold Capped Bust | NGC MS60 | $26,840 |
| 1911 D $2.5 Gold Indian | NGC MS65 | $45,140 |
| 1875 $3 Gold | NGC PR53 | $67,100 |
| 1879 $3 Gold | NGC MS67 | $42,700 |
| 1795 $5 Gold Small Eagle | NGC MS62 | $94,550 |
| 1908 $5 Gold Indian | PCGS PR64 CAC | $32,940 |
| 1796 $10 Gold Capped Bust | PCGS AU53 | $85,400 |
| 1801 $10 Gold Heraldic Eagle | PCGS MS63+ | $52,460 |
| 1870 CC $10 Gold | PCGS XF40 | $91,500 |
| 1906 $10 Gold | NGC PR66 | $52,460 |
| 1920 S $10 Gold Indian | NGC MS61 | $97,600 |
| 1930 S $10 Gold Indian | PCGS MS64+ CAC | $112,850 |
| 1861 S $20 Gold Paquet | NGC AU55 | $128,100 |
| 1868 $20 Gold | PCGS MS62 | $41,480 |
| 1872 S $20 Gold | PCGS MS64 | $67,100 |
| 1875 $20 Gold | NGC MS64 | $41,480 |
| 1884 S $20 Gold | PCGS MS65+ CAC | $79,300 |
| 1891 CC $20 Gold | PCGS MS61 | $32,940 |
| 1893 CC $20 Gold | PCGS MS63 | $32,940 |
| 1907 $20 Gold St Gaudens High Relief | NGC MS66 | $91,500 |
| 1907 $20 Gold St Gaudens High Relief | NGC PR63 | $51,240 |
| 1913 S $20 Gold St Gaudens | PCGS MS65 CAC | $67,100 |
| 1920 S $20 Gold St Gaudens | PCGS MS62 | $91,500 |
| 1927 S $20 Gold St Gaudens | PCGS MS62 CAC | $48,800 |
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1801 Large Cent PCGS MS64 RD sold for $70,150 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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1932 S Washington Quarter PCGS MS66+ CAC sold for $76,250 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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1895 Barber Half Dollar PCGS PR68+ CAM CAC sold for $42,700 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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1879 $3 Gold NGC MS67 sold for $42,700 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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1930 S $10 Gold Indian PCGS MS64+ CAC sold for $112,850 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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1872 S $20 Gold PCGS MS64 sold for $67,100 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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1884 S $20 Gold PCGS MS65+ CAC sold for $79,300 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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1913 S $20 Gold St Gaudens PCGS MS65 CAC sold for $67,100 at Heritage Auctions FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas, July 16-18, 2026
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