![]() As was common practice at the time, they were minted using old (but still usable) dies from 1803. The US Mint records indicate that in 1804 19,750 silver dollars were struck. This coin was actually minted in 1834 and makes the list because of its unique and complex history. 1804 silver dollar – Price Tag: $4.140 million ![]() Today, it is thought that only three of these coins remain in existence. At the time, this strikingly beautiful and intricate coin had a face value of 5 Shillings. Gold Edward III Double Florin – Price Tag: $6.80 millionĪ rare, Medieval gold coin that was in circulation for just 7 months – from December 1343 to July 1344. If it wasn’t for this fact, there’d probably be more of these beautiful coins on the market.ģ. That is, except for the few cleverly stashed at the time. It’s made its way into the top 5 most expensive coins because none of them were ever officially circulated.Due to the discontinuance of the domestic gold standard in 1933, they were minted and then subsequently all melted down before they could be circulated. Minted in 1933 this Saint-Gaudens specimen is incredibly rare, despite the fact that an estimated 445,500 of them were minted that year – the last year of production for this coin. The Gold 1933 Double Eagle – Price Tag: $7.59 million The coin was last sold by Steven Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers, to the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation of California. It is estimated that the surviving number of these coins is around 120 – 130, although this specimen graded MS66 by the PCGS is the finest known example. The coin’s size and weight were modelled on the Spanish dollar, which was a very popular trade coin throughout the Americas. Nicknamed the ‘Flowing Hair Dollar’, it’s considered to be one of the rarest and most valuable of all US coins. ![]() This was the first dollar coin issued in 1794 by the US federal government. The Silver ‘Flowing Hair Dollar’ – Price tag: $7.85 million Just to give you an idea of what’s out there (in case you win the national lottery or come into a significant inheritance) let’s take a look at the world’s top 5 most expensive coins. However, having said that there are many rare, valuable coins that the majority of us will likely never be able to add to our collection, simply because of their staggering price tag. Thankfully today this is no longer the case, and it’s become much more affordable for people to join in and profit from this hobby. During the Middle Ages particularly, coin collecting was reserved for those who could afford to buy rare, ancient or gold coins. In our first we looked at ‘The World’s Most Unusual Coin Shapes and Designs’.įor thousands of years, rare coins and gold coins have captured the attention of royalty, nobility, numismatic experts and every-day coin collectors. This is the second blog post in our ‘World’s Most…’ series.
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