List of most expensive coins
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The following list is a chart of the most expensive coin
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| Rank | Coin name | Year | Value | Firm |
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| 01 | 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar Flowing Hair Dollar The Flowing Hair dollar was the first dollar coin issued by the United States federal government. The coin was minted in 1794 and 1795; its size and weight were based on the Spanish dollar, which was popular in trade throughout the Americas.... |
1794 | $7,850,000 | Rare Coin Wholesalers Rare Coin Wholesalers Rare Coin Wholesalers is a rare coin company that specializes in United States rare coins. Located in Irvine, California, Rare Coin Wholesalers buys, sells, appraises and trades rare coins and precious metals. Originally established as a S.L... of Irvine (Private Treaty) |
| 02 | 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle 1933 Double Eagle The 1933 double eagle currently holds the record for the highest price paid at auction for a single U.S. coin when it was purchased for US$7.59 million... |
1933 | $7,590,020 | Sotheby's Sotheby's Sotheby's is the world's fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation.-History:The oldest auction house in operation is the Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674, the second oldest is Göteborgs Auktionsverk founded in 1681 and third oldest being founded in 1731, all Swedish... /Stack's |
| 03 | 1804 Class I Silver Dollar 1804 silver dollar The 1804 Silver Dollar is a United States dollar coin considered to be one of the rarest and most famous coins in the world, due to its unique history. Divided into "Classes," 15 specimens are known. Eight comprise Class I, which were minted in 1834. Two Class I specimens trace their lineage to the... |
1804 | $4,140,000 | Bowers & Merena |
| 04 | 1804 Class I Silver Dollar from Queller's Collection 1804 silver dollar The 1804 Silver Dollar is a United States dollar coin considered to be one of the rarest and most famous coins in the world, due to its unique history. Divided into "Classes," 15 specimens are known. Eight comprise Class I, which were minted in 1834. Two Class I specimens trace their lineage to the... |
1804 | $3,737,500 | Heritage Auctions Heritage Auctions Heritage Auction Galleries is the world's largest collectibles auctioneer and the third largest auction house, with over $700 million in annual sales and 600,000 online bidder-members... |
| 05 | 1913 Liberty Head Nickel 1913 Liberty Head Nickel The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is an American five-cent piece which was produced in extremely limited quantities without the authority of the United States Mint, making it one of the best-known and most coveted rarities in American numismatics... |
1913 | $3,737,500 | Heritage Auctions |
| 06 | 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB on Breast | 1787 | $2,990,000 | Heritage Auctions |
| 07 | 1907 Ultra High Relief $20 (Double Eagle) St. Gaudens Double Eagle The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is a twenty-dollar gold coin, or double eagle, produced by the United States Mint from 1907 to 1933. The coin is named after its designer, the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who designed the obverse and reverse. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful of U.S... |
1907 | $2,990,000 | Heritage Auctions |
| 08 | 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB on Wing | 1787 | $2,415,000 | Heritage Auctions |
| 09 | 1804 Class III Silver Dollar 1804 silver dollar The 1804 Silver Dollar is a United States dollar coin considered to be one of the rarest and most famous coins in the world, due to its unique history. Divided into "Classes," 15 specimens are known. Eight comprise Class I, which were minted in 1834. Two Class I specimens trace their lineage to the... |
1804 | $2,300,000 | Heritage Auctions |
| 10 | 1907 Rolled Edge Eagle Eagle (United States coin) The eagle is a base-unit of denomination issued only for gold coinage by the United States Mint. It has been obsolete as a circulating denomination since 1933. The eagle was the largest of the four main decimal base-units of denomination used for circulating coinage in the United States prior to... |
1907 | $2,185,000 | Heritage Auctions |