What is THE most valuable coin?

[The Silver Pirate]

I wondered this while replying to another post. What is THE most valuable coin? The 1943 Bronze penny (only about 40 made) recently sold for $1.7Million (US). So, is that the most expensive coin? But I guess it could be broken down to 1) Most valuable in US, 2)Most valuable in other contries, 3)Most sought after coin, 4)Most prized coin. EX: I haven't found a seated liberty yet, so IT is the most SOUGHT after for me, and will be my most PRIZED, but not the most EXPENSIVE in my collection. Does that make sense??

[CoinHELP!]

So far, it's the 1933 Saint Gaudens $20 US Gold Coin. One example has sold for $7,590,000 and that's a chunk of change!

[Jeffro]

For actual currency some of us even might hope to find, the Brasher doubloons are right up there at 2 million plus also.

[Diver_Down]

I would guess the title would go to Australia for the largest gold coin.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...35million.html

[capndan151]

The most valuable coin ever SOLD was the 1933 20 dollar St. gaudens but there was a recent discovery of several of that type coin which i think would devalue it considerably. Also if you consider some of the unique coins in the Smithsonian that would never be for sale, I think somebody out there would pay in the tens of millions for a couple of them. Just my opinion. -Daniel

[The Silver Pirate]

Why does the article say it is illegal?

[Diver_Down]

Why does the article say it is illegal?

My guess is that in Australia it is illegal to melt their coins.

[TheCoinFinder]

The U.S. Gold Double Eagle, Saint-Gaudens type, had been issued from 1907 until 1932. Although 445,500 Double Eagles had been minted with the 1933 date, none were released into circulation because of changes made to currency laws during the Great Depression. In an effort to end the run on the banks and stabilize the economy, President Franklin Roosevelt took America off the gold standard. Not only were no more gold coins to be issued for circulation, people had to turn in the ones they had.It became illegal for private citizens to own gold coins, unless they clearly had a collectible value. This law was enacted during desperate times to prevent the hoarding of gold currency. Since there would be no more gold currency issued in the U.S., the Mint had melted down the 1933 run of Gold Double Eagles and converted them to gold bullion bars by 1937 and some of them were stolen

[TheCoinFinder]

01 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar 1794 $7,850,000
02 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle 1933 $7,590,020
03 1804 Class I Silver Dollar 1804 $4,140,000
04 1804 Class I Silver Dollar from Queller's Collection 1804 $3,737,500
05 1913 Liberty Head Nickel 1913 $3,737,500
06 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB on Breast 1787 $2,990,000
07 1907 Ultra High Relief $20 (Double Eagle) 1907 $2,990,000
08 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB on Wing 1787 $2,415,000
09 1804 Class III Silver Dollar 1804 $2,300,000
10 1907 Rolled Edge Eagle 1907 $2,185,000
info from about.com and Wikipedia.org
to spend that much on a coin

[The Silver Pirate]

The U.S. Gold Double Eagle, Saint-Gaudens type, had been issued from 1907 until 1932. Although 445,500 Double Eagles had been minted with the 1933 date, none were released into circulation because of changes made to currency laws during the Great Depression. In an effort to end the run on the banks and stabilize the economy, President Franklin Roosevelt took America off the gold standard. Not only were no more gold coins to be issued for circulation, people had to turn in the ones they had.It became illegal for private citizens to own gold coins, unless they clearly had a collectible value. This law was enacted during desperate times to prevent the hoarding of gold currency. Since there would be no more gold currency issued in the U.S., the Mint had melted down the 1933 run of Gold Double Eagles and converted them to gold bullion bars by 1937 and some of them were stolen

When did it become legal to own gold again? What year?

[DigginThePast]

The U.S. Gold Double Eagle, Saint-Gaudens type, had been issued from 1907 until 1932. Although 445,500 Double Eagles had been minted with the 1933 date, none were released into circulation because of changes made to currency laws during the Great Depression. In an effort to end the run on the banks and stabilize the economy, President Franklin Roosevelt took America off the gold standard. Not only were no more gold coins to be issued for circulation, people had to turn in the ones they had.It became illegal for private citizens to own gold coins, unless they clearly had a collectible value. This law was enacted during desperate times to prevent the hoarding of gold currency. Since there would be no more gold currency issued in the U.S., the Mint had melted down the 1933 run of Gold Double Eagles and converted them to gold bullion bars by 1937 and some of them were stolen

When did it become legal to own gold again? What year?

1975.

[Tuberale]

An easy question!

A: The one you own.

Anything else is quite literally out-of-pocket or out-of-hand.

[AGBlex]

1913 v nickel check it out 4 mil plus not most expensive but up there

[The Silver Pirate]

An easy question!

A: The one you own.

Anything else is quite literally out-of-pocket or out-of-hand.

How Zen! Good answer.