An 1872 Coronet $5 half eagle graded Proof 65 Cameo by PCGS and carrying a green Certified Acceptance Corp. sticker and a top estimate of $125,000 leads the July 28 Scotsman auction.

Experimentation in Proof finishing by the Philadelphia Mint in the early 20th century led to different looks like the Satin or Roman Proof finish seen on the 1909 quarter eagles.

A Matte Proof 1908 Indian Head gold $2.50 coin graded Proof 67 by Numismatic Guaranty Co. sold for $38,400 at a Stack's Bowers Galleries June 13 Rarities Night session.

Two Proof Indian Head quarter eagles, each with a CAC sticker and a Matte or Sandblast Proof Finish, topped $60,000 apiece in a Heritage Auction Platinum Night sale in May.

Stack's Bowers Galleries sold a Proof 66 Deep Cameo 1950 Franklin half dollar, the sole PCGS Deep Cameo example of the lowest mintage issue of the series, for $66,000 at the June Rarities Night session.

Deep Cameo-graded Lincoln cents from 1955 and 1958 considered nearly perfect each sold for $50,400 during Stack's Bowers Galleries recent Rarities Night sale.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries offered a 1950 Washington quarter dollar at its Rarities Night sale graded Proof 68 Deep Cameo by PCGS and billed as “the scarcest issue in the modern Washington series.”

Legend Rare Coin Auctions holds its Regency 60 sale on July 27 with spectacular offerings including an 1857-S Coronet $5 half eagle recovered from the SS "Central America" considered second-finest known.

Coins that are less than perfect can often find willing buyers as evidenced by offerings found in the Heritage May Platinum Night session that had cuds and die cracks but brought great prices.

A group of Proof Indian Head gold $3 coins that is among lead consignments in Heritage Auctions' July 20 to 24 Summer FUN Signature Auction includes prize examples of high and low mintage issues.