The market is vibrant for quality United States and world collector coins and paper money, according to executives of Scotsman Coin & Jewelry (www.scoins.com) in St. Louis, Missouri, following the firm’s successful, recent Midwest Summer Sale 2025 auction.
"While multi-million-dollar trophy coins often get the headlines, this auction underscored thecontinuing rare coin market strength and widespread demand for certified collectorcoins ranging in value from several hundred to several thousand dollars," said John B. Woodside, Vice President of Scotsman.
"Coins with a CAC sticker or encapsulated by CAC Grading (www.CACgrading.com) performed exceptionally well," he explained.
A CACG AU-53 1863 gold $3 Indian Princess coin, estimated at $4,000 to $4,500, sold for $6,785. An 1889-CC Morgan dollar, graded CACG VF-25, brought a winning bid of $2,154 against a pre-sale estimate of $1,550 to $1,650.
A 1915-S Panama-Pacific gold $1, graded PCGS MS-61 CAC and with a $400 to $500 estimate, sold for $620. And, an 1849-O gold $1, graded PCGS AU-58 CAC, sold for $974 against an estimated $625-$725.
Other U.S. highlights included a 1893-CC Morgan dollar, PCGS MS-64, with a pre-sale estimate of $14,000 to $15,500, brought $17,995. A collection of Standing Liberty quarter dollars sold for $12,980 against a pre-sale estimate of $11,000 to $12,500. Housed in a Dansco album, most of the 1917 to 1930 coins ranged in grade from AU to BU, and the set was accompanied by a 1916 example graded ANACS GD-4.
World coin highlights included a 1982 China one-ounce gold Panda, NGC MS-69 estimated at $7,000 to $8,000, sold for $16,520. A 1915 Netherlands 1 gulden, NGC PR-63, brought $4,248 against an estimated $500 to $600. And, a 1966 Peru Seated Liberty 100 soles, NGC MS-66, estimated at $4,500 to $5,000, sold for $4,965.
Among the bank notes, an uncut sheet of four 1902 $5 Blue Seal notes Sioux City, Iowa, Charter #5022, graded PMG ChCU-63 EPQ Selvage Included, attracted a winning bid of $6,077 against an estimated $2,300 to $2,800.
The 943 lots in the auction brought an aggregate winning bid total of $1,870,899, including the 18% buyer’s premium. The auction that ended on July 18 was conducted in conjunction with the 2025 Missouri Numismatic Society show in St. Charles, Missouri.
"We had more active bidders than we have seen over the past few years, but perhaps what was most impressive was the number of people who attended the coin show.No Missouri show that I can remember over the past twenty years drew such a large crowd," stated Woodside.
For additional information, visit Scotsman Coin & Jewelry at 11005 Olive Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. The store is open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm and on Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm. Visit online at www.scoins.com, email at info@scoins.com, or call 314-692-2646.
