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1933 Double Eagle
United States1933Gold18,900,000Most expensive coin ever sold; only one legal to own
1794 Flowing Hair Dollar
United States1794Silver12,000,000Possibly the first silver dollar ever struck by the US Mint
Brasher Doubloon
United States (pre-Mint)1787Gold9,360,000Privately minted by Ephraim Brasher; America's first gold coin
Edward III Florin (Double Leopard)
England1343Gold6,800,000Only three known to exist; medieval English gold rarity
Athenian Decadrachm
Ancient Greece467 BCSilver360,000Massive 43-gram silver coin commemorating Persian War victory
Aureus of Brutus (Eid Mar)
Roman Republic42 BCGold4,188,393Commemorates assassination of Julius Caesar; only ~3 known
Umayyad Gold Dinar
Umayyad Caliphate723 ADGold4,779,394Earliest Islamic coin to mention a Muslim location (Ma'din Amir al-Mu'minin)
Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
United States1907Gold7,590,020Considered the most beautiful US coin; designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Tribute Penny (Tiberius Denarius)
Roman Empire14-37 ADSilver5,000The 'Render unto Caesar' coin from the Gospels
1804 Silver Dollar (King of Coins)
United States1834 (dated 1804)Silver4,140,000Diplomatic gift coin; only 15 known to exist
Lydian Lion Stater
Lydia (Croesus)564 BCElectrum250,000Among the world's first true coins; stamped under King Croesus
Syracuse Decadrachm (Kimon)
Ancient Greek (Sicily)405 BCSilver2,300,000Considered the greatest masterpiece of ancient coin art
Single 9 Pond
South African Republic1898Gold4,000,000Boer War rarity; only one known specimen
Queen Anne Vigo Five Guinea
Great Britain1703Gold1,015,000Made from Spanish gold captured at Battle of Vigo Bay
1343 English Gold Noble
England (Edward III)1344Gold850,000First widely circulated English gold coin

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