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.

List of most expensive coins
Rank Year Type Issuing country Provenance Price Firm Date of sale
00 2011 $1 million Australia $53,500,000 (approx., based on gold value) [1] 2011
01 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar United States Green, Contursi, Cardinal $10,016,875 Stack’s Bowers Galleries[2] January 2013
02 1933 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle United States Farouk $7,590,020 Sotheby's/Stack's[3] July 2002
03 1787 Brasher Doubloon - EB on Breast Privately minted $7,400,000 Blanchard and Co.[4] December 2011
04 723 Umayyad Gold Dinar Islamic Caliphate Hijaz $6,029,400 Morten &Eden [5] April 2011
05 1787 Brasher Doubloon - EB on Wing Privately minted Newlin, Davis, Perschke $4,582,500 Heritage Auctions[6] 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[7] 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[8] June 2006

References

  1. ↑ Australian Geographic
  2. ↑ Stack's Bowers - The January 2013 New York Americana Sale Lot #13094
  3. ↑ Top 10 Coin Auction Prices For Rare U.S. Coins – The Fun Times Guide to Coins. Coins.thefuntimesguide.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
  4. ↑ Extremely rare gold Brasher doubloon minted in 1787 fetches $7.4 million. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-12.
  5. ↑ http://www.coinweek.com/featured-news/rarest-of-islamic-coins-sells-for-3-7-million-in-morton-eden-sale/
  6. ↑ Lot 5100. coins.ha.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-24.
  7. ↑ Rare Coins – Heritage Auctions | Auction – Buy – Sell – Value. Coins.ha.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
  8. ↑ Rare coin breaks auction record. news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2013-12-22.

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