In an announcement published on February 19, 2026, DLRC said it would offer three Chugum PCGS registry sets in weekly Thursday auctions closing in March. The sets cover Flying Eagle and Indian cents, Lincoln cents and classic commemoratives, and every lot runs with no reserve. The announcement does not include results.
Stephen Album Rare Coins of Santa Rosa, California, scheduled its Auction 56 for September 17-20, 2026, with 3,450 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Indian, Chinese and World coins and banknotes. This article is based on a Numismatic News preview published on September 15, 2026, and describes the main highlights.
Numismatic News reported on September 9, 2026, on ancient coins sold at two auctions held in August. At Doyle's August 12 sale, a silver tetradrachm from Gela, Sicily, struck circa 450–440 BCE, sold for $1,694. At Heritage's August 16–17 sale, a solidus portraying Galla Placidia brought $12,200, the highest price of that auction.
On the CoinTalk forum, a member posting as Coinsandmedals asked whether anyone had Spink auction catalogs from 1972 or 1973. Another member wrote that Spink's first UK sale in its sole name was in 1978. These are statements by forum posters; the source does not give the date of the thread.
In a market commentary published on February 12, 2026, Numismatic News reported that Stack's Bowers recorded record sales of $325 million for 2025, with five coins each selling for more than one million dollars at auction. The commentary said the January 2026 Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando and the World Money Fair in Germany that followed both reported record attendance.
Numismatic News reported on February 12, 2026, that horse motifs are a major coin design trend in 2026, with many of the coins inspired by the Lunar New Year. It also described ancient Celtic coins with horse designs sold in January 2026 at the New York Sale, Chris Rudd and Heritage Auctions, for prices including $1,100, £1,700 and $1,925.
On February 6, 2026, the auction house Elsen announced that the catalogue for its 164th public auction was online. The sale was scheduled for March 19, 20 and 21, 2026, with sessions for ancient and medieval coins, an important collection of coins of the duchy of Brabant, and modern and oriental coins, jetons, medals and orders.
On November 12, 2025, the auction house Elsen announced the results of its Auction 163, held on November 6, 7 and 8. It said almost all lots had been sold. Invoices are being prepared, and shipping will begin after that, in order of receipt of payment.
On September 24, 2025, the coin auction house Elsen announced that the catalogue for its 163rd public auction was online. The sale was scheduled for November 6, 7 and 8, 2025, and covered ancient, medieval, modern and oriental coins as well as jetons, medals and orders.
In a notice dated June 16, 2025, Elsen announced the results of its Auction 162, held on June 13 and 14. The house said almost all lots were sold. It is preparing invoices and will ship in order of receipt of payment.
On May 2, 2025, Elsen announced that the catalogue for its 162nd public auction was online. The sale was scheduled for 13 and 14 June 2025 and was to include ancient Greek, Roman and medieval coins, coins of the Low Countries, jetons and medals.
In a notice posted on its website on March 24, 2025, the auction house Elsen announced the results of its Auction 161, held on March 21 and 22. According to the notice, almost all lots were sold. Shipping will begin after all invoices are prepared, which usually takes two weeks, in the order payments are received.
CoinNews reported on February 17, 2026, on U.S. Mint sales for February 9 to 15. The top seller was the 2025-P 250th Anniversary U.S. Marine Corps Proof Silver Eagle, up 6,341 to 96,848, or 96.8% of its 100,000 maximum mintage. The 2026-W Proof American Platinum Eagle was the only 2026-dated product in the top ten, as many 2026 products are listed as currently unavailable.
CoinNews reported on February 12, 2026, that The Perth Mint sold 1,722,639 ounces of silver coins and bars in January 2026, the most for any month since May 2023. Gold coin and bar sales were 29,103 ounces, down 18.9% from December but 56.9% higher than in January 2025.
On February 12, 2026, Numismatic News published a column by Patrick A. Heller on moves by U.S. states to repeal sales tax exemptions on precious metals bullion, coins and currency. The author argues that repeal lowers state tax collections and cites four states that repealed or suspended such exemptions before 2025. At the time of publication, bills to reinstate the exemptions were pending in Maryland and Washington, while bills to repeal existing exemptions were pending in Nebraska and New York.
On February 6, 2026, the U.S. Mint released the 2026-W Proof American Platinum Eagle honoring the Declaration of Independence, CoinNews reported. Mintage is limited to 15,000 pieces, and the coin opens the three-year Charters of Freedom series, which runs through 2028. The initial price was $2,895.
The U.S. Mint began selling rolls and bags of the 2026 Mayflower Compact quarter on February 5, 2026, CoinNews reported, the first of five quarters marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. Two-roll sets of Philadelphia and Denver coins cost $56 and 100-coin bags cost $63, with product and household order limits.
Numismatic News reported on January 27, 2026 that Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's would hold its British & World Banknotes sale at 399 Strand and online on January 29, 2026, its first banknote auction in several years. The sale includes Treasury and Bank of England notes, provincial notes owned by the Backhouse family, obsolete American bank notes and Hong Kong and Shanghai bank notes.
The Perth Mint's 2025 gold bullion sales rose 19% from 2024 to 465,856 ounces, while silver sales fell 25.8% to 7,285,537 ounces, CoinNews reported on January 25, 2026. December 2025 sales of both metals were lower than in November.
Coin dealer Jeff Garrett reported in CoinWeek on January 23, 2026, on the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Convention held in Orlando in January 2026. Total attendance was 14,147, according to the show's convention manager, which Garrett says was a record in the show's more than 70-year history. He writes that numerous dealers broke sales records.
