Auctions

2026 November Online Only Coin Auction, Featuring Craig Hottenstein’s Collection 

400+ Lots   

Gold, Silver, Currency.

1797 Silver Dollar AU55+ NGC 10×6

35+ Gold Pieces

Lots 1-190: Shippensburg Alumni Collection.

Lots 192 – 377: Regular Coin Auction.

Shippensburg Alumni Collection:

Craig was an avid coin collector whose main focus was VAM die varieties of Morgan Silver Dollars. His collection was clearly a labor of love, reflecting extensive effort to locate rare and valuable Silver Dollars, as well as several sought-after key-date coins, such as a 1909-S VDB penny and a 1942/1 Mercury dime, to name a couple.

Shippensburg Alumni Collection Lots 1–190 to Include: 115+ Silver Dollars, including many VAM dollars, etc.; an 1878S Trade Dollar; 12 Carson City Dollars, many graded; 1903-S, 1894-S, and 1893 Morgan Silver Dollars, plus many more. Many are graded, and some are ungraded but identified by Mr. Hottenstein.

Other key dates to include: 1909-S VDB and S pennies, 1931-S penny, 1855 and 1856 one-dollar gold pieces, 1833 Bust half dollar, 1942/1 Mercury dime, 1820 Bust Quarter, 1921-P and 1921-D Mercury Dimes, 1932-S Quarter, 1901-O Quarter, 1876-CC Quarter, etc.

Regular Coin Sale Starts at Lot 192:

Gold to Include: 33 pieces of old and modern gold. $20 × 3, $10 x 6, $5 × 3, $2.50 × 4, $3 × 2, $1 × 5, 2 1 oz., 1 0.5 oz., 5 0.25 oz., and 2 0.10 oz. pieces.

Silver to Include: Rare 1797 Silver Dollar AU 55+ NGC, 10 × 6 Star BB-71 B-3; 1798 Silver Dollars; $250+ in 90% silver face value; silver bullion; 40% silver and War Nickels, etc.

Currency to Include: Several large and small National Currency Notes, 1899 $1 Black Eagle, 1917 $2 note, 1923 Red and Blue Seal $1 notes, etc. Large collection of obsolete and Civil War-era bank notes, currency, etc.

Miscellaneous to Include: Early type coins, wheat pennies, proof sets, and more!

PREVIEW: Tuesday, November 24th from 10AM – 4PM.

PICKUP: Wednesday, November 25th from 8am – 4pm.

** Payment will be collected at pickup for local bidders. Out of state buyers with invoice over $300 will be required to pay with guaranteed funds.