Most Expensive Coin
With only one specimen existing, this coin is probably the rarest and most valuable coin in U.S. It is one of the two trial pieces that heralded the era of the $20 coins, nicknamed Double Eagles. The coin was minted in 1850, though it bears the year 1849. Its production coincided with the beginning of the California gold rush. The Most Expensive Coins Flowing Hair Dollar. Taking the first spot on the list is the Flowing Hair dollar. This American coin was minted in 1794 and sold for $10,016875 in January 2013. Legend Numismatics, a New Jersey-based rare-coin business, purchased the coin at an auction in New York. Why would a coin that was originally worth $1 sell.
Coin collecting has been a popular hobby and an investment technique for many years. The search for unique, misprinted, and briefly circulated coins has enthralled both serious collectors and amateur collectors alike. The condition of the coin lends to its value and these range from mint to poor and everything in between. The following article takes a look at some of the most expensive coins ever sold.
The Most Expensive Coins
Flowing Hair Dollar
This coin is exceedingly rare. The Secret Service confiscated the early specimens until the U.S. Mint admitted they were genuine. Counterfeits abound but usually have the wrong mint mark. In May 2014, a mother in Texas found one while going through rolls of coins. PCGS graded the coin AU-55, and it is valued at approximately $24,000. The coin’s rarity, beauty, and design are extremely popular in the numismatic world. 1870-S Three Dollar Gold Piece This coin came about from 1854-1889. Longacre made the design. The 1870’s coins are considered to be one of the most valuable US coins. It is rare in the marketplace. #10 1913 Liberty Head Nickel - Hawaii Five-O Star. Price Realized: $3,737,500. Date Sold: January 7.
Taking the first spot on the list is the Flowing Hair dollar. This American coin was minted in 1794 and sold for $10,016875 in January 2013. Legend Numismatics, a New Jersey-based rare-coin business, purchased the coin at an auction in New York. Why would a coin that was originally worth $1 sell for over $10 million? Well, this was the very first dollar coin printed by the American government. The Flowing Hair Dollar came two years after the signing of the Coinage Act of 1792 and they were circulated for about one year before being replaced by the Draped Bust dollar.
Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
The second most expensive coin ever sold is the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, which was minted in 1933. It sold for $7,590,020 in July 2002. This coin was a gold $20 coin produced between 1907 and 1933. None of the 445,000 minted in 1933 were ever circulated, and the government called for their destruction. Later, Secret Service officials got their hands on 19 that had been stolen before they could be destroyed. Of these, nine were melted down. This coin is one of the rarest in existence and is currently in the hands of a private collector.
Brasher Doubloon
Number 3 on the list is the Brasher Doubloon. Minted in 1787, it sold in December 2011 for $7,400,000. This coin was created prior to the Coinage Act by a goldsmith who had petitioned New York state to print copper coins. The petition was denied. The Brasher Doubloon features an eagle with a shield on its chest on one side and a mountain and sun scene on the back. The goldsmith marked all of his coins with his hallmark although, on this particular piece, his hallmark can be found on the shield rather than on the left wing of the eagle. Nobody knows why, but it certainly added value to the coin given this unique indicator. A Wall Street investment firm purchased this coin, and the details have been kept private.
Other Expensive Coins
The remaining coins on this list sold for under $7 million. These include: Umayyad Gold Dinar, 723 ($6,029,400 in April 2011); Ten-Dollar Eagle, 1804 ($5 million in October 2007); Flowing Hair Dollar, 1794 ($4,993,750 in September 2015); Brasher Doubloon, 1787 ($4,582,500 in January 2014); Class I 1804 Dollar ($4,140,000 in August 1999); Class I 1804 Dollar ($3,737,500 in May 2008; and the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel ($3,737,500 in January 2010).
Rare and Valuable
All of these coins are considered rare and valuable and most of them were once in a private collection and are later sold through auction. What makes somebody offer to pay such high prices? Money is such an interesting concept to begin with because the material used to make it is often worth less than the face value. This is of little interest to collectors. It is the allure of being somehow closer to history, of holding a unique representation of a period in time, that prompts collectors to pay such large sums for these rare and valuable pieces.
The following list details the 25 most valuable United States quarters minted from the late 1800's to the current date (Updated 2021). This list is intended to be used by coin collectors as a tool to score some great coins at antique shops and maybe even estate sales. It helps to know right off hand what the most valuable coins in a specific coin type are. Coins are in order from most valuable to least valuable.
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- 1.) 1804 Draped Bust Quarter - Worth $157,702
- 2.) 1870 CC Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $150,000
- 3.) 1871 CC Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $115,000
- 4.) 1827 Capped Bust Quarter - Worth $109,140
- 5.) 1823 Capped Bust Quarter - Worth $96,775
- 6.) 1796 Draped Bust Quarter - Worth $93,750
- 7.) 1873 CC Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $90,000
- 8.) 1822 Capped Bust Quarter - Worth $74,798
- 9.) 1842 O Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $58,000
- 10.) 1824 Capped Bust Quarter - Worth $57,243
- 11.) 1860 S Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $55,000
- 12.) 1859 S Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $53,500
- 13.) 1852 O Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $37,867
- 14.) 1901 S Barber Quarter - Worth $36,212
- 15.) 1861 S Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $35,798
- 16.) 1872 CC Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $35,310
- 17.) 1851 O Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $34,377
- 18.) 1867 S Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $33,597
- 19.) 1873 Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $32,117
- 20.) 1864 S Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $30,694
- 21.) 1854 O Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $27,678
- 22.) 1872 S Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $24,992
- 23.) 1806 Draped Bust Quarter - Worth $23,918
- 24.) 1932 D Washington Quarter - Worth $21,019
- 25.) 1856 S Liberty Seated Quarter - Worth $21,000