Most Valuable Coins of All Time
| Rank | Coin | Value | Date Sold | Facts | Buyer & Seller | Grade | Composition | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1933 Double Eagle | $18,900,000 | 2021 | 445,500 Double Eagle coins were minted in 1933, none were circulated, all but two were melted down. | Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman sold the coin to a private party after buying the coin in 2002 for $7.59 million. | MS65 | 90% gold, 10% copper |  |
| 2 | 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar | $12,000,000 | 2022 | This coin is believed to be the very first silver dollar struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. One of just 1,758 silver dollars minted on the first day of production. | Nevada businessman Bruce Morelan sold the coin to auction house Great Collections after buying the coin for $10 million in 2013. | SP66 | 90% silver, 10% copper |  |
| 3 | 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB Wing | $9,360,000 | 2021 | New York Goldsmith Ephraim Brasher designed gold coins that were mostly forgotten, then rediscovered at the Philadelphia Mint in 1838. Only seven examples are know to exist. | First sold in 1907 for $6,200, then again in 1979 for $725,000. | SP66 | Gold |  |
| 4 | 1822 Half Eagle | $8,400,000 | 2021 | There is only one 1822 Half Eagle coin owned privately, and this is the one. The other two coins are permanently held at the Smithsonian. | First owned by Virgil Brand in 1899, then sold to Louis Eliasberg in 1945. Brent Pogue purchased the coin in 1982. Sold to an anonymous buyer for $8.4 million. That gives the $5 coin a 7.5% annual return over 199 years. | AU50 | 91.7% gold, 8.3% copper |  |
| 5 | 1804 Bust Dollar | $7,680,000 | 2021 | The coins were minted at the order of President Andrew Jackson to be given as diplomatic gifts. This coin was given to the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Sultan Al-Said, in 1835. | Real estate developer, and lifelong numismatist, Brent Pogue, paid $4.1 million for the coin in 1999. It was only the second time the coin was sold since it mysteriously appeared in a London auction in 1917. | PR68 | 89% silver, 11% copper |  |
| 6 | 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB Breast | $7,395,000 | 2011 | Creator of the coin, Ephraim Brasher, lived at 1 Cherry Street in New York, next door to President George Washington. | Sold for $505 in 1882, and again in 1981 for $625,000. An unnamed Wall Street Investment firm purchased the coin in 2011 from an anonymous seller. | AU50 | 89% gold, 6% silver, 3% copper, 2% trace elements |  |
| 7 | 1861 Paquet Liberty Head Double Eagle | $7,200,000 | 2021 | Before any 1861 Double Eagles were released for circulation, they were ordered to be recalled and melted. Only two examples known to exist. | Originally sold for $37 in 1865, later owned by King Farouk of Egypt in the 1940s. Then purchased by Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb. Sold again in the late 1980s for $660,000. | MS67 | 90% gold, 10% copper |  |
| 8 | 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar | $6,600,000 | 2021 | In 1791, Congress established the national mint and President George Washington urged Congress to pass the Coinage Act of 1792. By October, 1794, the first silver dollars were struck. | Past owners of the MS66+ example are Colonel EH Green, Adolph Friedman, Lelan Rogers, and Jay Parrino | MS66+ | 90% silver, 10% copper |  |
| 9 | 1723 Umayyad Gold Dinar | $6,029,000 | 2011 | The translated text on the coin reads, "Mine of the Commander of the Faithful." It was struck with gold from the caliph's mine near the holy city of Mecca. | The coin was purchased for a European private collection. | N/A | Gold |  |
| 10 | 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB Wing | $5,500,000 | 2018 | Some theories suggest the Brasher Doubloons were supposed to be struck in copper, but the gold versions were used as bribes for New York politicians for Brasher to land the contract for the copper coinage. | Purchased for a private collection. | MS63+ | 89% gold, 6% silver, 3% copper, 2% trace elements |  |
Top 10 Most Valuable Quarters of All Time
| Rank | Coin | Value | Date Sold | Facts | Buyer & Seller | Image | Grade | Composition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1796 Draped Bust Quarter | $1,740,000 | 2022 | Total mintage of the 1796 quarter was just 6,146. This record setting auction sale was one of the early strikes delivered in April of the same year. | The coin is most likely from the Ten Eyck Collection, then owned by Milton Holmes. It's just one of three coins in MS66 condition, and there is only one finer. |  | MS66 | 89% Silver, 11% copper |
| 2 | 1827 Capped Bust Quarter | $705,000 | 2015 | The finest known 1827 Capped Bust quarter, produced by the Philadelphia Mint with light gold tones. | Sold from the D. Brent Pogue Collection, the coin was originally purchased by Dr. George Massamore for $215. Then, bought by T. Harrison Garrett. |  | PR66+ | 89% silver, 11% copper |
| 3 | 1807 Draped Bust Quarter | $630,000 | MS67 | This was the finest Browning-1 example, and the sole Simpson 1807 Draped Bust Eagle known. It's the second appearance in an auction since 1907. | Not sold publicly since the Eliasberg Collection in 1997, and before that wasn't sold since Clapp Estate held it from 1907 to 1942. |  | MS67 | 89% silver, 11% copper |
| 4 | 1805 Draped Bust Quarter | $402,500 | 2008 | 1805 was only the third year the U.S. Mint produced quarters. After minting about 6,000 coins in the first two years, the U.S. Mint increased quarter production up to 121,000 coins in 1805. | The coin was sold from The Madison Collection. |  | MS66 | 89% silver, 11% copper |
| 5 | 1920-D Standing Liberty Quarter | $372,000 | 2021 | Designed by American sculptor Hermon MacNeil, the Standing Liberty Quarter was minted from 1916 to 1930. | Sold from a collection known for the finest quality, the Just Having Fun Collection, this coin was also owned by the Bob R. Simpson Collection. |  | MS68+ | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| 6 | 1828 Capped Bust Quarter | $352,500 | 2013 | This coin is the finest certified quarter dollar from 1828. | Sold from the Newman Collection. |  | MS67 | 89% silver, 11% copper |
| 7 | 1804 Draped Bust Quarter | $345,000 | 2011 | The finest example of only three or four 1804 Draped Bust quarters. | Once owned by Colonel Edward Green, then the Jerome Kern Collection. |  | MS65 | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| 8 | 1840 Seated Liberty Quarter | $329,000 | 2013 | The design by Christian Gobrecht was only struck for three years on the Seated Liberty quarter, from 1838 to 1840. | Sold from the Eric P. Newman Collection |  | MS67 | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| 9 | 1806 Draped Bust Quarter | $188,000 | 2015 | Designed by Robert Scot, the Draped Bust Quarter was minted from 1796 to 1807. | Sold from the D. Brent Pogue Collection |  | MS66 | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| 10 | 1913-S Barber Quarter | $172,500 | 2005 | Of the 2 million quarters produced in 1913, only 40,000 Barber quarters were minted at the San Francisco Mint. | The finest known example of the 1913-S Barber quarter was sold from the John C. Hugon Collection. |  | MS68 | 90% silver, 10% copper |
