Five Early U.S. Coins With $7.35 Face Value Expected to Top $8 Million at GreatCollections on Jan. 18, 2026
GreatCollections said five early U.S. coins with a combined face value of $7.35 were expected to realize more than $8 million at its Sunday, January 18 auction, CoinNews reported on January 15, 2026. At the time of the report, several of the coins already had bids over $1 million, with bids running up to nearly $2.3 million.
Correction (Oct 13, 2026): We corrected the headline, summary and body to match the source. We fixed the auction date, previously given as January 18, 2025, to January 18, 2026, and made clear that the figures are pre-sale expectations. We removed unsupported statements, including an assumed MS grade, a 1,088x premium, claims about investment benchmarks, collector interest and a themed face value, and added the five coins and the president's comments as reported. The previous headline was "$7.35 Face Value Commands $8M+: GreatCollections Auction Exposes Early American Rarity Premium."
This article is based on a CoinNews preview published on January 15, 2026, ahead of a GreatCollections auction scheduled for Sunday, January 18, 2026. It reports pre-sale expectations and bidding at that time, not final results.
$7.35 in Face Value, Expected to Top $8 Million
GreatCollections said five early U.S. coins with a combined face value of $7.35 were expected to realize over $8 million in its Sunday, January 18 auction.
At the time of the report, multiple coins were already over $1 million, with bids running up to nearly $2.3 million.
The coins are considered trophies of early U.S. numismatics due to their rarity and condition. They have been part of important collections of the past, including those of King Farouk of Egypt, Virgil Brand and Col. E.H.R. Green.
The Five Coins
- 1796 Draped Bust Dime, PCGS MS-68 (CAC Green) - 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, B-1 BB-1, PCGS AU-50 (CAC Green). It is from the first year of the silver dollar, and its pedigree dates back to 1907 - 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, B-7 BB-18, 3 Leaves, PCGS MS-66 (CAC Green), ex Bullowa and Pogue Collections - 1798 Capped Bust Right Gold Half Eagle, Small Eagle, BD-1, PCGS AU-55, ex Farouk and Pogue Collections - Pattern 1792 Wright Eagle on Globe Quarter, Judd-12, PCGS SP-63 BN (CAC Green), ex Parmelee, Brand and Judd Collections
What the Auction House Said
Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections, called the 1796 dime "the finest pre-1800 silver coin issued for circulation." He described the 1794 silver dollar as a lightly circulated example with superior eye appeal.
He said the 1795 silver dollar, the Bullowa example, is the finest known and is notable for its toning. He described the 1798 half eagle as the finest of only a few known in private hands and said it is missing from almost all major collections. He called the Wright quarter pattern a historic trial design of what could have been the first U.S. quarter.
"It could be many years before these coins appear on the market again," Russell said. All five were being sold unreserved. They were part of thousands of certified coins and banknotes in the same January 18 auction.
About GreatCollections
GreatCollections, the official auction house of the American Numismatic Association, specializes in auctioning certified coins and banknotes. The company says it has auctioned over 1.7 million certified coins since its founding in 2010, with annual sales in 2025 exceeding $250 million.
Source: CoinNews, "$7.35 in Coins Expected to Top $8 Million at GreatCollections on Sunday, Jan. 18" (January 15, 2026).
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