– Auction Price: Valued at $19 million – Why It’s Rare: Only a few specimens are legally owned due to most being melted down during the Great Depression.
– Auction Price: Sold for $12 million – Why It’s Rare: Believed to be the first silver dollar minted by the U.S., with exceptional historical significance.
– Auction Price: Fetched $9.36 million – Why It’s Rare: Privately minted by goldsmith Ephraim Brasher, it's one of the earliest American gold coins.
– Auction Price: Approximately $7.68 million – Why It’s Rare: Known as the "King of American Coins," with only 15 known examples.
– Auction Price: Sold for $4.56 million – Why It’s Rare: Only five known specimens exist, making it one of the most coveted nickels.
– Auction Price: Realized $7.2 million – Why It’s Rare: Features a unique design by Anthony C. Paquet; very few were minted before the design was changed.
– Auction Price: Approximately $1.5 million – Why It’s Rare: Only nine known examples, with one specimen housed in the Smithsonian Institution.