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This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2024. [note 1] Where necessary, the price is first converted to dollars using the exchange rate at the time the item was sold. The inflation adjustment may change as recent inflation rates are often revised.
Prior to the discovery of the hoard, the largest buried collection of gold found in the US was uncovered by city workers in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1985. The Jackson hoard had a face value of $4,500 and sold for about $1 million (not adjusted for inflation). [7] The face value of the Saddle Ridge treasure is $27,980. [8]
An example graded Mint State 65 became the country’s most expensive gold coin and the second most expensive coin of any composition when it sold for $9.36 million in 2021.
List of most expensive coins Price Year Type Grade Issuing country Provenance Firm Date of sale $18,900,000 1933 1933 double eagle: MS-65 CAC United States: King Farouk of Egypt: Sotheby's [1] June 8, 2021 $12,000,000 1794 Flowing Hair dollar: SP-66 CAC United States Neil, Carter Private sale [2] January 24, 2013 $9,360,000 1787 Brasher ...
If you have a coin collection, something might be hiding inside that's worth much more than its weight in gold. The post-pandemic era is shaping up to be a great time in the history of numismatics,...
The 5 Most Valuable U.S. Coins Still in Circulation. ... When President Roosevelt recalled all gold coins in 1933, about 180,000 Double Eagles were in circulation. Today, there exists 11 to 15 in ...
The notes, as legal tender for most purposes, were the dominant paper currency until 1879 but were accepted at a discount in comparison to the gold certificates. After 1879 the government started to redeem United States Notes at face value in gold, bringing them into parity with gold certificates and making the latter also a candidate for ...
In October 2007, the Guinness Book of World Records certified the coin as the world’s largest gold coin. The coin’s front shows Queen Elizabeth II, while the reverse shows a Canadian maple leaf.