List of most expensive coins
The following list is a chart of the most expensive coins. Most of these are auction prices, however, several private sale prices over $2m are yet or soon to be found amongst this list. Only the most recent sale is listed.
| 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 | June 8, 2021 |
| $12,000,000 | 1794 | Flowing Hair dollar | SP-66 CAC | United States | Neil, Carter | Private sale | January 27, 2022 |
| $9,360,000 | 1787 | Brasher Doubloon - EB on Wing | MS-65 CAC | privately minted | Stickney, Ellsworth, Garrett, Partrick | Heritage Auctions | January 21, 2021 |
| $8,400,000 | 1822 | Half Eagle | AU-50 | United States | Virgil Brand, Horace and Armin Brand, Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. and Jr., D. Brent Pogue | Stack's Bowers | March 25, 2021 |
| $7,680,000 | 1804 | 1804 dollar | PR-68 | United States | Sultan of Muscat, Charles A. Watters, Virgil M. Brand, Childs, Pogue | Stack's Bowers | August 18, 2021 |
| $7,395,000 | 1787 | Brasher Doubloon - EB on Breast | AU-50 | privately minted | Blanchard and Company (private transaction) | December 2011 | |
| $7,200,000 | 1861 | Paquet Liberty Head double eagle | MS-67 CAC | United States | Norweb | Heritage Auctions | August 18, 2021 |
| $6,900,000 | 1903 | Fengtien Tael | China | Beijing Chengxuan Auction | August 12, 2022 | ||
| $6,600,000 | 1794 | Flowing Hair dollar | MS-66+ CAC | United States | Lord St. Oswald, Hayes, Pogue | Heritage Auctions | August 18, 2021 |
| $6,029,400 | 723 | Umayyad Gold Dinar | Umayyad Caliphate | Morten & Eden | April 2011 | ||
| $6,000,000 | 1804 | 1804 dollar | PR-65 CAC | United States | James A. Stack,Sr | Stack's Bowers | December 2025 |
| $5,520,000 | 1870 | Three-dollar piece | United States | San Francisco Mint | Heritage Auctions | January 2023 | |
| $5,500,000 | 1787 | Brasher Doubloon - EB on Wing | MS-63+ | privately minted | Newlin, Davis, Perschke | Heritage Auctions (private transaction) | March 2019 |
| $5,280,000 | 1804 | $10 Proof Eagle - DCAM | PR-65+ CAC | United States | Woodin, Col. Green, Simpson | Heritage Auctions | January 2021 |
| $5,000,000 | 1913 | 1913 Liberty Head nickel - 5 cents | PR-66 CAC | United States | Eliasberg | Ronald J. Gillio (private transaction) | April 2007 |
| $4,780,000 | 723 | Umayyad Gold Dinar | Umayyad Caliphate | Morten & Eden | October 2019 | ||
| $4,750,000 | 1907 | Saint-Gaudens double eagle - Ultra High Relief | PR-68 CAC | United States | Bell, Hein, Simpson | Private sale | December 13, 2021 |
| $4,500,000 | 1794 | Flowing Hair Dollar | MS-63+ CAC | United States | Boyd, Cardinal | Stack's Bowers | November 11, 2025 |
| $4,174,950 | 42 BC | Aureus of Marcus Junius Brutus | Roman Republic | Roma Numismatics Limited | October 2020 | ||
| $4,070,000 | 2007 | $1 Million Canadian Gold Maple Leaf | Canada | Dorotheum Auction House | June 2010 | ||
| $4,000,000 (20 million ZAR) |
1898 | Single 9 Pond | South African Republic | King Farouk of Egypt | South Cape Coins (private transaction) | May 2010 | |
| $3,960,000 | 1885 | Trade Dollar | PF-66 | United States | Eliasberg | Heritage Auctions | January 2019 |
| $3,877,500 | 1804 | Bust Dollar - Class I | PR-62 | United States | Mickley, Hawn, Queller | Heritage Auctions | August 2013 |
| $3,600,000 | 1873 | 1873 No Arrows | PR-66 | United States | The Prestwick Collection | Heritage Auctions | January 2023 |
| $3,360,000 | 1804 | Bust Dollar - Class I | PR-65 | United States | Stickney, Eliasberg | Stack's Bowers | December 17, 2020 |
| $3,360,000 | 1795 | Eagle, 9 Leaves | MS-63+ | United States | Pogue | Heritage Auctions | January 13, 2022 |
| $3,290,000 | 1804 | Bust Dollar - Class I | PR-65 | United States | Dexter | Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers | March 2017 |
| $3,290,000 | 1913 | 1913 Liberty Head nickel | PF-64 CAC | United States | Hawaii Five-O | Heritage Auctions | January 2014 |
| $3,172,500 | 1913 | 1913 Liberty Head nickel | PR-63 | United States | George O. Walton | Heritage Auctions | April 2013 |
| $3,090,000 | 1927-D | Saint-Gaudens double eagle | MS-66+ CAC | United States | Eliasberg | Private sale | August 6, 2021 |
| $3,000,000 | 1911 | Long Whisker Dragon Dollar | SP-63+ | China | Stack's Bowers | ||
| $2,990,000 | 1907 | Saint-Gaudens double eagle - Ultra High Relief | PR-69 | United States | Trompeter | Heritage Auctions | November 2005 |
| $2,990,000 | 1787 | Brasher Doubloon - EB Punch on Breast | XF-45 | privately minted | Heritage Auctions | January 2005 | |
| $2,918,000 | 409 - 406 BC | Decadrachm | Agrigentum | Numismatica Ars Classica | October 2012 | ||
| $2,820,000 | 1794 | Flowing Hair dollar | MS-64 CAC | United States | Norweb | Stack's Bowers | August 2017 |
| $2,711,250 | 1795 | Capped Bust Gold Eagle | MS-63+ CAC | United States | GreatCollections | May 2023 | |
| $2,640,000 | 1825 | Constantine ruble | Russian Empire | Stack's Bowers | April 6, 2021 | ||
| $2,585,000 | 1792 | Birch Cent | MS-65 CAC | United States | Garrett, Partrick | Heritage Auctions | January 2015 |
| $2,585,000 | 1795 | $10 Capped Bust Right Eagle - 13 leaves | MS-66+ | United States | Garrett | Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers | September 2015 |
| $2,574,000 | 1880 | $4 Coiled Hair | United States | Bonhams | September 2013 | ||
| $2,415,000 | 1787 | Brasher Doubloon - EB on Wing | privately minted | Heritage Auctions | January 2015 | ||
| $2,400,000 | 1854-S | $5 | XF45 | United States | Heritage Auctions | August 18, 2021 | |
| $2,350,000 | 1808 | Quarter eagle | United States | Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers | April 20, 2015 | ||
| $2,350,000 | 1793 | 1793 Cent Chain S-4 | United States | Heritage Auctions | January 2015 | ||
| $2,300,000 | 1804 | Bust Dollar | United States | Adams, Carter | Heritage Auctions | April 2009 | |
| $2,280,000 | 1928 | Dollar Pattern | China | Stack's Bowers | April 6, 2021 | ||
| $2,242,000 | 1621 | 100 ducat of Sigismund III Vasa | Poland–Lithuania | Oslo Myntgalleri AS | May 10, 2025 | ||
| $2,280,000 | 1937 | Edward VIII 5 Pounds Pattern | United Kingdom | Heritage Auctions | March 2021 | ||
| $2,232,500 | 1792 | pattern Quarter dollar | United States | Donald G. Partrick | Heritage Auctions | January 2015 | |
| $2,185,000 | 1907 | Eagle - Rolled Edge | United States | Heritage Auctions | January 2011 | ||
| $2,160,000 | 1621 | 100 ducat of Sigismund III Vasa | Poland–Lithuania | Kroisos | Classical Numismatic Group | January 2018 | |
| $2,160,000 | 1796 | Quarter Eagle, No Stars | MS-62+ | United States | Simpson, Bass, Dannreuther | Heritage Auctions | January 2022 |
| $2,160,000 | 1927-D | Saint-Gaudens double eagle | United States | Dr. Steven Duckor | Heritage Auctions | January 2020 | |
| $2,160,000 | 1854-S | $5 Liberty Half Eagle | United States | Heritage Auctions | August 2018 | ||
| $2,160,000 | 1928 | Pattern "Mukden Tiger" Dollar | China | Heritage Auctions | December 2021 | ||
| $2,115,000 | 1907 | $20 Ultra High Relief LE | United States | Heritage Auctions | January 2015 | ||
| $2,086,875 | 1893-S | 1893-S Morgan dollar | MS-67 CAC | United States | GreatCollections | August 2021 | |
| $2,000,000 | 1921 | $20 | PR-64+ | United States | Heritage Auctions | August 2021 | |
| $1,997,500 | 1894-S | Barber Dime | United States | Clapp, Eliasberg, Richmond | Heritage Auctions | January 2016 | |
| $1,997,500 | 1927 | $20 | United States | Duckor | Heritage Auctions | January 2014 | |
| $1,997,500 | 1792 | Silver Center J-1 Pattern | United States | Norweb | Heritage Auctions | August 2014 | |
| $1,980,000 | 1874 | Bickford $10 Pattern | PR-65+ | United States | Simpson | Heritage Auctions | January 2022 |
| $1,920,000 | ca. 1588 | Hishi Oban (10 Ryo) | MS-60 | Japan | Pinnacle | Stack's Bowers | April 2021 |
| $1,897,500 | 1927 | $20 | United States | Morse | Heritage Auctions | November 2005 | |
| $1,880,000 | 1804 | Class III Silver Dollar | United States | Berg, Garrett | Stack's Bowers | August 2014 | |
| $1,880,000 | 1879 | Quintuple Stella J-1643 Pattern | United States | Carter, Trompeter | Legend | May 2016 | |
| $1,840,000 | 1804 | Class I Silver Dollar | United States | Stack's Bowers | October 2000 | ||
| $1,840,000 | 1913 | Liberty Head 5C | United States | Superior | March 2008 | ||
| $1,821,250 | 1880 | $4 Coiled Hair | United States | Dupont | Heritage Auctions | April 2015 | |
| $1,800,000 | 1861 | $20 | PR-66 | United States | Simpson | Heritage Auctions | January 2022 |
| $1,740,000 | 1792 | Washington $10 Prefed | United States | Newman | Heritage Auctions | August 2018 | |
| $1,740,000 | 1796 | Flowing Hair Quarter | MS-66 | United States | Foxfire, Simpson | Heritage Auctions | January 2022 |
| $1,725,000 | 1920 | $10 | United States | Forgue, Blackwell, Duckor | Heritage Auctions | March 2007 | |
| $1,725,000 | 1796 | No Stars $2.50 | United States | Parmelee, Brock, Ward, Rogers | Heritage Auctions | January 2008 | |
| $1,648,805 | 135 - 136 AD | Sestertius of Hadrian | Roman Empire | Numismatica Genevensis SA | December 2008 | ||
| $1,645,000 | 1861 | Paquet $20 | United States | Dallas Bank Specimen | Heritage Auctions | August 2014 | |
| $1,620,000 | 1870-CC | $20 | AU-53 | United States | Heritage Auctions | November 2021 | |
| $1,610,000 | 1861 | Paquet $20 | United States | Dallas Bank Specimen | Heritage Auctions | August 2006 | |
| $1,610,000 | 1839/8 | Type of 1838 LL $10 | United States | Parmelee, Clapp, Eliasberg | Heritage Auctions | January 2007 | |
| $1,567,190 | 1991 | Gold 10000 Yuan | China | Taisei Coins Corporation | April, 2011 | ||
| $1,552,500 | 1894 | 10C | United States | Kagin's (1984) | Stack's Bowers | October 2007 | |
| $1,527,500 | 1776 | Continental Silver N-3D Prefed | United States | Boyd, Ford, Partrick | Heritage Auctions | January 2015 | |
| $1,527,500 | 1797 | O-101a 50C | United States | Brand, Curtis, Hepner, Rogers | Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers | May 2015 | |
| $1,527,500 | 1796 | B-2 25C | United States | Green, Newman | Heritage Auctions | November 2013 | |
| $1,527,500 | 1776 | Continental Silver N-1C Prefed | United States | Seavey, Ford, Garrett, Partrick | Heritage Auctions | January 2015 | |
| $1,527,500 | 1796 | B-2 25C | United States | Ten Eyck, Holmes | Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers | May 2015 | |
| $1,500,000 | 1793 | Chain S-1 1C | United States | Seitz, Naftzger, Weinberg | Heritage Auctions | January 2019 | |
| $1,495,000 | 1927 | $20 | United States | Ralph Muller Collection | Heritage Auctions | January 2010 | |
| $1,495,000 | 1921 | $20 | United States | Bowers Merena | August 2006 | ||
| $1,485,000 | 1913 | Liberty Head 5C | United States | Eliasberg | Bowers Merena | May 1996 | |
| $1,440,000 | 1839 | 5 Pounds, Victoria | PR-66* | United Kingdom | Heritage Auctions | August 2021 | |
| $1,437,500 | 1856 | $20 | United States | Eagle Collection | Heritage Auctions | May 2009 | |
| $1,410,000 | 1792 | Silver Center J-1 Pattern | United States | Boyd, Newman | Heritage Auctions | May 2014 | |
| $1,410,000 | 1776 | Continental Silver N-3D Prefed | United States | Earle, Newcomer, Green, Newman | Heritage Auctions | May 2014 | |
| $1,410,000 | 1792 | Half Disme J-7 Pattern | United States | Floyd Starr | Heritage Auctions | January 2013 | |
| $1,380,000 | 1587-1632 | Sigismund III | Poland–Lithuania | Poland Kingdom | Stack's Bowers | January 2008 | |
| $1,380,000 | 1793 | Chain S-4 1C | United States | Cleneay, Atwater, Eliasberg | Heritage Auctions | January 2012 | |
| $1,380,000 | 1829 | Large Date $5 | United States | Garrett | Heritage Auctions | January 2012 | |
| $1,380,000 | 1797 | O-101a 50C | United States | Norweb | Stack's Bowers | July 2008 | |
| $1,380,000 | 1796 | No Stars $2.50 | United States | Parmelee, Brock, Ward, Rogers | ANR | June 2005 | |
| $1,351,250 | 1833 | Large Date $5 | United States | King Farouk of Egypt, Pittman | Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers | May 2016 | |
| $1,322,500 | 1792 | Half Disme J-7 Pattern | United States | Floyd Starr | Heritage Auctions | April 2006 | |
| $1,322,500 | 1894 | 10C | United States | James Stack | DLRC | March 2005 | |
| $1,322,500 | 1927 | $20 | United States | Primary Bartle | Heritage Auctions | January 2006 | |
| $1,322,500 | 1855 | $3 | United States | Sierra Foothills Estate | Heritage Auctions | August 2011 | |
| $1,320,000 | 1894 | 10C | United States | Dr. Jerry Buss | Stack's Bowers | August 2019 | |
| $1,298,000 | 1992 | Gold 2000 Yuan | China | Champion Auctions Hong Kong | August 2011 | ||
| $1,292,500 | 1792 | Half Disme J-7 Pattern | United States | Floyd Starr | Heritage Auctions | August 2014 | |
| $1,292,500 | 1927 | $20 | United States | Kramer, Richmond | Heritage Auctions | March 2014 | |
| $1,292,500 | 1797 | O-101a 50C | United States | Norweb | Heritage Auctions | August 2014 | |
| $1,265,000 | 1795 | Flowing Hair Silver Dollar | United States | Bullowa | Bullowa | December 2005 | |
| $1,265,000 | 1795 | Reeded Edge 1C | United States | Holmes | Goldberg | September 2009 | |
| $1,265,000 | 1874 | Bickford $10 J-1373 Pattern | United States | Judd, Wilkison | Heritage Auctions | January 2010 | |
| $1,260,000 | 1792 | White Metal Pattern Quarter | AU-58 | United States | Heritage Auctions | April 2021 | |
| $1,210,000 | 1907 | Ultra High Relief LE $20 | United States | Norweb | Goldberg | May 1999 | |
| $1,207,500 | 1866 | No Motto Silver Dollar | United States | Wolfson, Jay, Delp | ANR | January 2005 | |
| $1,207,500 | 1804 | Class III Silver Dollar | United States | Carter, Flannagan | Bowers & Merena | July 2003 | |
| $1,200,000 | 1911 | Hsüan-t'ung Dollar Pattern | PR-63 | China | Heritage Auctions | December 2021 | |
| $1,175,000 | 1792 | Birch Cent J-4 Pattern | United States | Bushnell, Parmelee, Jenks, Green | Stack's Bowers | March 2015 | |
| $1,175,000 | 1783 | Nova Constellatio Quint Prefed | United States | Crosby, Parmelee, Ellsworth, Garrett | Heritage Auctions | April 2013 | |
| $1,175,000 | 1798 | Small Eagle BD-1 $5 | United States | King Farouk of Egypt | Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers | September 2015 | |
| $1,175,000 | 1796 | SD, SL BB-63 Silver Dollar | United States | William Jacob Collection | Heritage Auctions | April 2013 | |
| $1,170,000 | 1792 | 10c | SP-64 | United States | Garrett-Simpson | Heritage Auctions | January 2022 |
| $1,150,000 | 1794 | C-7 H1C | United States | Fred Weinberg | Goldberg | January 2014 | |
| $1,150,000 | 1792 | Silver Center J-1 Pattern | United States | Morris Specimen | Heritage Auctions | April 2012 | |
| $1,145,625 | 1792 | Half Disme J-7 Pattern | United States | Knoxville, Cardinal | Stack's Bowers | January 2013 | |
| $1,140,000 | 1884 | Trade Dollar | United States | Granberg, Brand, Eliasberg | Heritage Auctions | January 2019 | |
| $1,140,000 | 1776 | Continental Dollar | VF-35 | United States | Heritage Auctions | April 2021 | |
| $1,121,250 | 1811 | C-1 H1C | United States | Hall, Brand, Newman, Tett | Goldberg | January 2014 | |
| $1,105,375 | 66-70 AD | AR shekel from Arwad (24mm, 13.34 gm, 10h) | Roman Empire | Jewish War | Heritage Auctions | March 2012 | |
| $1,092,500 | 1921 | $20 | United States | Crawford, Morse | Heritage Auctions | November 2005 | |
| $1,092,500 | 1870 | Silver Dollar | United States | Stack's Bowers | May 2003 | ||
| $1,057,500 | 1792 | pattern Disme | United States | Heritage Auctions | January 2015 | ||
| $1,057,500 | 1795 | Nine Leaves BD-3 $10 | United States | Auction '89 | Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers | September 2015 | |
| $1,057,500 | 1852 | Humber $10 K-10 Territorial | United States | Augustus Humbert | Heritage Auctions | April 2013 | |
| $1,057,500 | 1795 | BB-51 Draped Bust Silver Dollar | United States | Garrett | Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers | May 2016 | |
| $1,057,500 | 1792 | Disme J-11 Pattern | United States | Garrett, Partrick | Heritage Auctions | January 2015 | |
| $1,057,500 | 1907 | Ultra High Relief LE $20 | United States | Morrison/Licht Collections | Heritage Auctions | August 2012 | |
| $1,050,000 | 1879 | $4 Coiled Hair | United States | Memorable Sale; Spectrum | Heritage Auctions | January 2019 | |
| $1,050,000 | 1866 | Seated Dollar, No Motto | PR-63+ | United States | Simpson | Heritage Auctions | April 2021 |
| $1,041,300 | 1879 | $4 Coiled Hair | United States | Gold Rush Collection | Bonhams | September 2013 | |
| $1,035,000 | 1894 | 10c | United States | Daggett, Parker, World-Wide | Heritage Auctions | January 2005 | |
| $1,020,000 | 1863 | $20 | PR-65+ | United States | Eliasberg | Heritage Auctions | May 2022 |
| $1,012,000 | 1921 | $20 | United States | Hesselgesser | Goldberg | September 2007 | |
| $1,006,250 | 1796 | With Stars $2.50 | United States | Byron Reed | Heritage Auctions | January 2008 | |
| $1,006,250 | 1885 | Trade Dollar | United States | Norweb | DLRC | November 2004 |