List of most expensive coins
The following list is a chart of the most expensive coins. Most of these are auction prices. Several private sale prices over $2m are not in this list yet.
| Rank | Year | Type | Issuing country | Provenance | Price | Firm | Date of sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1794 | Flowing Hair Dollar | United States | Green, Contursi, Cardinal | $10,016,875 | Stack’s Bowers Galleries[1] | January 2013 |
| 02 | 1933 | 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle | United States | Farouk | $7,590,020 | Sotheby's/Stack's[2] | July 2002 |
| 03 | 1787 | Brasher Doubloon - EB on Breast | Privately minted | $7,400,000 | Blanchard and Co.[3] | December 2011 | |
| 04 | 723 | Umayyad Gold Dinar | Islamic Caliphate Hijaz | $6,029,400 | Morten &Eden [4] | April 2011 | |
| 05 | 1787 | Brasher Doubloon - EB on Wing | Privately minted | Newlin, Davis, Perschke | $4,582,500 | Heritage Auctions[5] | January 2014 |
| 06 | 1804 | Bust Dollar - Class I | United States | Childs | $4,140,000 | Bowers & Merena | August 1999 |
| 07 | 1804 | Bust Dollar - Class I | United States | Mickley, Hawn, Queller | $3,737,500 | Heritage Auctions[6] | May 2008 |
| 08 | 1913 | Liberty Head Nickel | United States | Olsen, Farouk | $3,737,500 | Heritage Auctions | January 2010 |
| 09 | 1907 | Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle - Ultra High Relief | United States | Trompeter | $2,990,000 | Heritage Auctions | November 2005 |
| 10 | 1787 | Brasher Doubloon - EB on Wing | Privately minted | $2,415,000 | Heritage Auctions | January 2005 | |
| 11 | 1804 | Bust Dollar - Class III | United States | Adams, Carter | $2,300,000 | Heritage Auctions | April 2009 |
| 12 | 1907 | Eagle - Rolled Edge | United States | $2,185,000 | Heritage Auctions | January 2011 | |
| ... | 1343/4 | Edward III Florin | Kingdom of England | $680,000 | Spink[7] | June 2006 |
References
- ^ Stack's Bowers - The January 2013 New York Americana Sale Lot #13094
- ^ Top 10 Coin Auction Prices For Rare U.S. Coins – The Fun Times Guide to Coins. Coins.thefuntimesguide.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^ Extremely rare gold Brasher doubloon minted in 1787 fetches $7.4 million. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-12.
- ^ http://www.coinweek.com/featured-news/rarest-of-islamic-coins-sells-for-3-7-million-in-morton-eden-sale/
- ^ Lot 5100. coins.ha.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-24.
- ^ Rare Coins – Heritage Auctions | Auction – Buy – Sell – Value. Coins.ha.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^ Rare coin breaks auction record. news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2013-12-22.
- Yeoman, R.S. A Guide Book of United States Coins Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2009
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