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Name↕ | Civilization↕ | Minted↕ | Metal↕ | Highest Auction ($)↕ | Claim to Fame↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1933 Double Eagle | United States | 1933 | Gold | 18,900,000 | Most expensive coin ever sold; only one legal to own |
1794 Flowing Hair Dollar | United States | 1794 | Silver | 12,000,000 | Possibly the first silver dollar ever struck by the US Mint |
Brasher Doubloon | United States (pre-Mint) | 1787 | Gold | 9,360,000 | Privately minted by Ephraim Brasher; America's first gold coin |
Edward III Florin (Double Leopard) | England | 1343 | Gold | 6,800,000 | Only three known to exist; medieval English gold rarity |
Athenian Decadrachm | Ancient Greece | 467 BC | Silver | 360,000 | Massive 43-gram silver coin commemorating Persian War victory |
Aureus of Brutus (Eid Mar) | Roman Republic | 42 BC | Gold | 4,188,393 | Commemorates assassination of Julius Caesar; only ~3 known |
Umayyad Gold Dinar | Umayyad Caliphate | 723 AD | Gold | 4,779,394 | Earliest Islamic coin to mention a Muslim location (Ma'din Amir al-Mu'minin) |
Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle | United States | 1907 | Gold | 7,590,020 | Considered the most beautiful US coin; designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens |
Tribute Penny (Tiberius Denarius) | Roman Empire | 14-37 AD | Silver | 5,000 | The 'Render unto Caesar' coin from the Gospels |
1804 Silver Dollar (King of Coins) | United States | 1834 (dated 1804) | Silver | 4,140,000 | Diplomatic gift coin; only 15 known to exist |
Lydian Lion Stater | Lydia (Croesus) | 564 BC | Electrum | 250,000 | Among the world's first true coins; stamped under King Croesus |
Syracuse Decadrachm (Kimon) | Ancient Greek (Sicily) | 405 BC | Silver | 2,300,000 | Considered the greatest masterpiece of ancient coin art |
Single 9 Pond | South African Republic | 1898 | Gold | 4,000,000 | Boer War rarity; only one known specimen |
Queen Anne Vigo Five Guinea | Great Britain | 1703 | Gold | 1,015,000 | Made from Spanish gold captured at Battle of Vigo Bay |
1343 English Gold Noble | England (Edward III) | 1344 | Gold | 850,000 | First widely circulated English gold coin |
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