Nostomania's 100 Most Valuable U.S. Coins
With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable U.S. coins. We chose MS-63 (or PF-63, if the item is a Proof), as a "baseline" grade for comparison. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade.
| Change | Pos | Issue | MS/PF 63 Value | 3 Month Gain | 1 Year Gain | 3 Year Gain | 5 Year Gain | 10 Year Gain | 15 Year Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-2 Strawberry Leaf | $10,100,000 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% | -1.0% | - | - | |
| 2 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-3 Strawberry Leaf | $9,900,000 | 0.8% | 4.2% | 2.7% | -1.0% | - | - | |
| 2 | 3 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 109 | $9,430,000 | 29.7% | 31.0% | 19.5% | 3.3% | - | - |
| -1 | 4 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class II | $9,310,000 | 1.2% | -6.9% | -6.4% | -7.8% | - | - |
| -1 | 5 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1933 | $8,970,000 | 5.4% | 22.4% | 17.7% | 11.8% | 2.3% | - |
| 6 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Reeded edge S-79 | $6,020,000 | 0.5% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 7.9% | - | - | |
| 7 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861 Paquet reverse | $5,080,000 | 5.0% | 13.1% | 5.0% | -8.6% | -29.0% | - | |
| 1 | 8 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class III | $4,150,000 | 1.0% | -7.6% | -7.0% | -9.4% | -13.5% | - |
| -1 | 9 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1822 | $4,040,000 | -4.9% | -7.6% | -8.2% | -7.6% | -8.0% | -0.5% |
| 10 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Original, Class I | $3,930,000 | 1.0% | -7.7% | -13.2% | -17.6% | -17.6% | -8.6% | |
| 11 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $3,920,000 | 2.9% | 14.3% | 176.1% | 407.8% | 345.5% | 365.6% | |
| 12 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 Overton 102 | $3,320,000 | 0.9% | -1.5% | - | - | - | - | |
| 13 | Silver Dollars, Liberty Seated 1870S | $3,230,000 | -1.2% | -3.0% | -5.6% | -10.0% | 7.3% | 320.0% | |
| 14 | Dimes, Liberty Seated 1873CC No arrows | $3,220,000 | 0.9% | 5.6% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 7.3% | |
| 15 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1870S | $3,000,000 | -0.3% | 0.0% | 3.8% | -2.9% | -25.2% | -42.3% | |
| 16 | Nickel Five-Cent Pieces, Liberty Head 1913 Proof | $2,920,000 | 1.0% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 2.1% | -33.9% | -34.5% | |
| 17 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1804 Proof, plain 4 | $2,720,000 | 3.8% | 11.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | -3.2% | - | |
| 1 | 18 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 132 | $2,700,000 | 29.8% | 29.8% | - | - | - | - |
| -1 | 19 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Lettered edge | $2,220,000 | 0.5% | 2.3% | -19.9% | -19.9% | - | - |
| 20 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 | $1,850,000 | 1.1% | -0.5% | -3.6% | -10.6% | 0.0% | 81.4% | |
| 21 | Half Dollars, Confederate States of America 1861 Proof CSA Original | $1,850,000 | 1.1% | 5.7% | 4.5% | -2.6% | - | - | |
| 1 | 22 | Half Dollars, Liberty Seated 1853O No arrows | $1,730,000 | -0.6% | 0.0% | -4.4% | 8.8% | 57.3% | 111.8% |
| 1 | 23 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-15 | $1,730,000 | 0.6% | 6.1% | 13.1% | 29.1% | - | - |
| -2 | 24 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1825 5 over 4 | $1,730,000 | -4.9% | -8.0% | -8.5% | -8.0% | -12.2% | 69.6% |
| 25 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1793 S-17b | $1,700,000 | 0.6% | 6.9% | 15.6% | - | - | - | |
| 26 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $1,610,000 | 0.6% | 3.2% | 5.2% | -1.8% | -16.6% | 192.2% | |
| 2 | 27 | Silver Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 B-1 BB-1 | $1,520,000 | 2.0% | 5.6% | 21.6% | 13.4% | 84.7% | 202.8% |
| 2 | 28 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O | $1,490,000 | 4.9% | 12.9% | 6.4% | -6.3% | -18.6% | 91.3% |
| -2 | 29 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 102 | $1,480,000 | -2.6% | -4.5% | -13.5% | - | - | - |
| -2 | 30 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1806 Knobbed 6, stem not through claw Overton 108 | $1,470,000 | -2.0% | -3.3% | 7.3% | 13.1% | 30.1% | 56.9% |
| 31 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854O | $1,370,000 | 5.4% | 13.2% | 3.0% | -11.6% | -29.4% | 75.0% | |
| 32 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1870CC | $1,340,000 | 4.7% | 12.6% | 4.7% | -7.6% | -26.0% | 79.9% | |
| 33 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1927D | $1,330,000 | 4.7% | 20.9% | 11.8% | 4.7% | 396.3% | 626.8% | |
| 34 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1827 Square base 2 Overton 149 | $1,230,000 | 0.8% | -1.6% | - | - | - | - | |
| 35 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O Specimen | $1,210,000 | 5.2% | 13.1% | 4.3% | -8.3% | -17.1% | 88.5% | |
| 2 | 36 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-37 | $1,090,000 | 0.0% | 5.8% | -2.7% | -13.5% | - | - |
| 3 | 37 | Quarter Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 3 over 2 B-1 | $1,080,000 | 0.0% | 6.9% | 60.5% | 48.1% | 20.9% | 149.4% |
| -2 | 38 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 15 stars, Overton 101 | $1,070,000 | -2.7% | -5.3% | 0.0% | 43.6% | 114.9% | 244.1% |
| -2 | 39 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 101a | $1,060,000 | -2.8% | -2.8% | 32.3% | 107.4% | - | - |
| -1 | 40 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1797 Gripped edge | $1,060,000 | -2.8% | -13.1% | -9.4% | -7.0% | 8.9% | 63.6% |
| 41 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars Overton 102 | $1,040,000 | -1.9% | -1.9% | 41.5% | 329.8% | - | - | |
| 42 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Plain edge S-80 | $1,000,000 | 0.1% | 7.5% | 11.5% | 19.6% | 170.3% | - | |
| 43 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-10 | $999,000 | 0.4% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 6.3% | - | - | |
| 44 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Proof, Large Size | $949,000 | 2.0% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 13.1% | - | - | |
| 1 | 45 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1855S Proof, Cameo | $869,000 | 3.5% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 11.6% | - | - |
| -1 | 46 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1804 13-star reverse BD-1 | $847,000 | 0.5% | 8.3% | 12.2% | 26.2% | 15.1% | 71.8% |
| 47 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-2 | $830,000 | 0.4% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 6.3% | - | - | |
| 48 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-66 | $828,000 | 0.4% | 6.3% | 5.1% | - | - | - | |
| 49 | Half Dimes, Draped Bust 1802 LM-1 | $803,000 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 34.5% | 105.4% | |
| 50 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1799 9 over 8 S-NC-1 | $789,000 | -0.5% | -2.5% | -19.6% | -20.7% | - | - | |
| 51 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $754,000 | 0.7% | 4.7% | 35.6% | 74.9% | 153.0% | 266.0% | |
| 52 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse, Red-Brown | $748,000 | 0.9% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 44.7% | 66.2% | 78.9% | |
| 53 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse S-48 | $741,000 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 43.6% | 71.5% | 102.5% | |
| 54 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1, Red-Brown | $713,000 | 0.0% | -6.1% | -4.4% | -3.1% | 9.9% | 27.3% | |
| 1 | 55 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-1 | $689,000 | 0.6% | 9.0% | 13.1% | 14.1% | - | - |
| -1 | 56 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars | $683,000 | -2.3% | -4.1% | -3.5% | -8.0% | -22.0% | 25.1% |
| 57 | Silver Dollars, Trade Dollars 1885 Proof | $665,000 | -1.5% | -9.0% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 6.2% | 8.7% | |
| 1 | 58 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 Small eagle | $657,000 | -2.1% | -19.2% | -19.4% | -19.7% | -28.0% | -19.3% |
| 2 | 59 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943 Bronze | $650,000 | 2.4% | 10.5% | 9.2% | -5.9% | - | - |
| 60 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $650,000 | -0.6% | 1.9% | 7.4% | 10.9% | 29.2% | 168.6% | |
| 1 | 61 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-2 | $631,000 | 0.5% | 8.2% | 14.9% | 30.6% | - | - |
| 1 | 62 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-12 | $630,000 | 0.5% | 6.8% | 64.9% | 94.4% | - | - |
| -5 | 63 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943S Bronze | $584,000 | -13.4% | -7.3% | -2.7% | -3.9% | - | - |
| 1 | 64 | Half Dimes, Liberty Seated 1870S | $576,000 | 1.1% | 5.7% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 13.2% |
| 1 | 65 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-8 | $571,000 | 0.4% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 6.3% | - | - |
| 1 | 66 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1795 S-NC-3 | $571,000 | 0.4% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 6.3% | - | - |
| 1 | 67 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-6 | $571,000 | 0.4% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 6.3% | - | - |
| -4 | 68 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 8 over 7, 7 stars left, 6 right BD-2 | $568,000 | -5.6% | -7.6% | -0.7% | 1.1% | 18.1% | 37.5% |
| 69 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1798 Large eagle, knob 9, 4 lines | $563,000 | 3.7% | 9.5% | 7.0% | - | - | - | |
| 70 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI., Red-Brown | $548,000 | 1.7% | 3.2% | 13.0% | 16.6% | 226.2% | 288.7% | |
| 1 | 71 | Dimes, Barber or Liberty Head 1894S Proof | $528,000 | -0.6% | 1.7% | -0.9% | -3.6% | -9.4% | -1.1% |
| -1 | 72 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1 | $521,000 | -3.2% | -14.0% | 7.6% | 34.3% | 57.9% | 168.6% |
| 10 | 73 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Turban Head 1808 BD-1 | $517,000 | 13.4% | 43.6% | 52.5% | 84.0% | 61.6% | 106.8% |
| 32 | 74 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 110 | $498,000 | 29.7% | 31.1% | 30.4% | 18.6% | 22.7% | - |
| -1 | 75 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-33 | $498,000 | 0.4% | 6.2% | 11.2% | 13.4% | - | - |
| 4 | 76 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861S Paquet reverse | $487,000 | 5.0% | 12.7% | 7.0% | -8.1% | 0.6% | 127.6% |
| 77 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath Prooflike | $482,000 | 0.6% | 4.3% | -3.6% | -8.5% | - | - | |
| -3 | 78 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1807 Overton 115 | $479,000 | -2.4% | -5.0% | - | - | - | - |
| -6 | 79 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1795 9 leaves below eagle BD-3 | $473,000 | -5.6% | -7.6% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 12.1% | 23.8% |
| -2 | 80 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars | $471,000 | 0.6% | 8.8% | 13.2% | 14.3% | -20.8% | 8.5% |
| 4 | 81 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $466,000 | 2.9% | 11.2% | 7.4% | -3.1% | 26.3% | 27.3% |
| 82 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1838O Proof Reeded edge | $466,000 | 1.3% | 5.0% | 5.0% | -15.0% | -32.4% | 10.2% | |
| -7 | 83 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Small date | $466,000 | -5.1% | -8.1% | -9.5% | -9.9% | 1.1% | 10.7% |
| -3 | 84 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath | $465,000 | 0.9% | 2.2% | -6.8% | -12.9% | -55.3% | -44.8% |
| -1 | 85 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1839 Reeded edge, small letters GR-1 | $457,000 | 0.9% | -0.9% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 1.3% | - |
| 86 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 Red-Brown | $456,000 | 1.1% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 54.1% | 225.7% | |
| 87 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-13 | $452,000 | 0.4% | 5.6% | -4.8% | -18.6% | - | - | |
| 1 | 88 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair | $448,000 | 1.1% | 1.6% | -3.2% | -6.9% | -11.6% | 92.3% |
| -10 | 89 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1815 | $443,000 | -4.9% | -8.1% | -9.8% | -10.5% | -14.8% | -22.3% |
| 4 | 90 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1844 Proof, Cameo | $440,000 | 3.5% | 9.2% | 5.5% | 6.8% | - | - |
| 1 | 91 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 Stars BD-3 | $430,000 | 0.5% | 8.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% | 32.3% | 15.3% |
| -1 | 92 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1801 S-NC-5 | $426,000 | -0.5% | -2.1% | -17.0% | -15.8% | - | - |
| 93 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1879 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $425,000 | -0.5% | 0.5% | -3.2% | -0.2% | 18.1% | 68.0% | |
| -4 | 94 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI. S-1 | $424,000 | -1.9% | -1.4% | 1.9% | -3.6% | 161.7% | 207.2% |
| -7 | 95 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1832 Curved base 2, 12 stars | $423,000 | -4.9% | -7.8% | -9.0% | -9.6% | -14.4% | -11.3% |
| 1 | 96 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 | $417,000 | 0.2% | 5.6% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 39.9% | 233.6% |
| 29 | 97 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 108 | $413,000 | 29.9% | 31.5% | 20.8% | 4.6% | 32.8% | - |
| 4 | 98 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 Overton 113 | $411,000 | 1.0% | -1.7% | -16.5% | -29.0% | - | - |
| 1 | 99 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1803 Large date, small fraction S-264 | $411,000 | -0.2% | -1.7% | -17.0% | -17.6% | -17.0% | 5.4% |
| -2 | 100 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1797 Reverse of 1795, plain edge S-121a | $410,000 | -0.7% | -3.8% | -5.3% | 29.7% | - | - |