1822 five dollar gold piece sells for 8.4 million!!

[gunsil]

The only 1822 five dollar gold piece in private hands sells for 8.4 million dollars!! There are only three of these known and it is now the second highest priced US mint issued coin. Let's go dig one!!

https://apple.news/At9GJYXOrTISR88HoBDRzSg


If you're afraid to open the link you can google the story, but the link is safe.

 

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[ky keith]

Let me check! I think I have two or three of those in my coin jar

 

[dognose]

That is some serious cash.

When we were in Kansas City a while back visiting the yutes, we checked out the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City which had on display an amazing number of rare coins in the money museum

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Being a modest coin collector, from childhood, one amasses quite a bunch of coins, but rare and historically important coins, I don't have - they were out of my price range...!
BUT, extremely, super rare coins are everyone's' dreams, but so very few can afford...! $$$$
Gold
Unique
Roundness

 

[jeff of pa]

This guy was willing to pay $600 for one The Coosa River News (Centre, Alabama) 01 Jul 1927, Fri

 

[jeff of pa]

where are the other 2 ?

Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon) 22 Sep 1957, Sun

 

[gunsil]

Jeff, the other two are in the Smithsonian Numismatic Museum.