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It has been graded, proof-68, by the Professional Coin Grading Service and, in 1999, it was the worlds most expensive coin, beating out the previous leader by more than double. Selling for $4.1 million dollars in August 1999, the specimen of the “King of U.S Coins” is the worlds best-known example of an 1804 Silver dollar. Silver Dollar Class 1 – 1804 – (The Watters-Childs Specimen)Ĭoming in at number seven on our list of the most expensive coins in the world is the Silver Dollar Class 1, 1804. The idea for creating such a coin came about in order to promote the Royal Canadian Mints new line of 99.999% pure one Troy ounce Gold Maple leaf bullion coins.Īs it currently stands, only five of these coins have been purchased by coin collectors from around the globe.ħ. The coin is made of 99.999% pure gold and weighs in at an impressive 100 kilograms. It was the worlds first million-dollar coin, produced by the Canadian mint in 2007. Selling for an eye-watering $4,020,000 in June 2010, by Dorotheum Auction House, Vienna, Austria, the Gold Maple Leaf coin is one of the most expensive coins in the world.

$1 Million Gold Canadian Maple Leaf (2007) The coin was first discovered in Germany in 1804 and is highly desirable amongst coin collectors, as there are only eight known class 1 coins ever made.Ĭoined approximately 183 years ago, the Bust Dollar Class 1 sold at auction on March 31st, 2017, by Stack’s Bowers Galleries & Sotherby’s, for $3,865,750.Ĩ. This particular coin is extremely unique and valuable, due to its long-standing history, and having a small “D” printed in one of the clouds on the reverse of the coin, which indicated that it coin belonged to a very wealthy Numismatist, named James V. Next up, we have an 1804 Bust Collar, Class 1 coin, worth $3.8 million dollars. Bust Dollar – Class 1 – Dexter-Poque Specimen (1804) The Liberty Head Nickel was last sold at auction, by Heritage Auctions in 2007 for $3,737,500.ĩ. It’s believed that the coin was one of five original Liberty Head Nickels, that was stolen from the mint by an ex-employee and somehow made their way into private auctions and coin collections. The coin was used mainly for any close-up work in the series, and coins of lesser value were brought in to do anything more dangerous, which could potentially devalue the coin.
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The first coin on the list is a 1913 Liberty head nickel, which was used in one of the 1970’s TV series, Hawai Five-O. Liberty Head Nickel (1913) – Hawai Five-O Star These are the 10 most expensive coins in the world:ġ0. The list of coins and figures mentioned below have been compiled from various sources around the web, such as Money Inc, Mental Floss & The Spruce Crafts. Flowing Hair Silver/Copper Dollar (1794/5) Liberty Head Nickel – Morton-Smith-Eliaspberg (1913) Silver Dollar Class 1 – 1804 – (The Watters-Childs Specimen)

The 10 Most Expensive Coins in the World.
