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 | $10,000,000 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | -20.0% | - | - | |
| 2 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class II | $10,000,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1.0% | -21.9% | - | - | |
| 3 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-3 Strawberry Leaf | $9,480,000 | -0.1% | -0.5% | -4.0% | -12.2% | - | - | |
| 4 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1933 | $7,470,000 | -0.3% | -1.1% | -5.8% | -12.9% | -5.7% | - | |
| 5 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 109 | $7,290,000 | -1.0% | -4.7% | -18.9% | - | - | - | |
| 6 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Reeded edge S-79 | $5,610,000 | 0.2% | 0.0% | -1.1% | 12.4% | - | - | |
| 7 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861 Paquet reverse | $4,570,000 | -0.7% | -3.2% | -15.1% | -30.1% | -27.8% | - | |
| 8 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class III | $4,500,000 | 0.2% | 0.9% | -1.5% | -3.0% | -6.4% | - | |
| 9 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1822 | $4,370,000 | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.0% | 8.4% | 25.9% | |
| 10 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Original, Class I | $4,300,000 | -0.5% | -3.2% | -9.9% | -10.6% | -9.7% | 4.1% | |
| 11 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 Overton 102 | $3,420,000 | -0.3% | -1.4% | - | - | - | - | |
| 12 | Silver Dollars, Liberty Seated 1870S | $3,350,000 | -0.3% | -1.5% | -5.1% | -6.9% | 17.1% | 382.0% | |
| 2 | 13 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $3,140,000 | 7.9% | 60.2% | 314.8% | 277.0% | 260.1% | 309.4% |
| -1 | 14 | Dimes, Liberty Seated 1873CC No arrows | $3,010,000 | 0.3% | -1.3% | -4.1% | -3.8% | -1.0% | 3.8% |
| -1 | 15 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1870S | $2,970,000 | 0.7% | 2.8% | -1.7% | -14.7% | -29.1% | -25.0% |
| 16 | Nickel Five-Cent Pieces, Liberty Head 1913 Proof | $2,760,000 | 0.7% | 1.8% | -2.8% | -11.5% | -44.1% | -28.1% | |
| 17 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1804 Proof, plain 4 | $2,470,000 | -1.2% | -5.7% | -8.5% | -8.5% | -12.4% | - | |
| 18 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Lettered edge | $2,310,000 | -4.1% | -13.5% | -17.8% | -16.0% | - | - | |
| 19 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 132 | $2,110,000 | -0.9% | -5.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 20 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1825 5 over 4 | $1,880,000 | 0.0% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -1.1% | 10.6% | 112.9% | |
| 21 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 | $1,880,000 | 0.0% | -0.5% | -8.3% | -13.4% | 13.3% | 265.0% | |
| 22 | Half Dollars, Liberty Seated 1853O No arrows | $1,750,000 | 0.0% | -1.7% | 1.7% | 52.2% | 65.1% | 119.3% | |
| 23 | Half Dollars, Confederate States of America 1861 Proof CSA Original | $1,750,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -5.9% | - | - | - | |
| 24 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-15 | $1,620,000 | 0.6% | 3.2% | 18.2% | 20.9% | - | - | |
| 25 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1793 S-17b | $1,580,000 | 0.6% | 3.9% | - | - | - | - | |
| 26 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $1,560,000 | 0.6% | 2.6% | -3.1% | -13.8% | -1.9% | 482.1% | |
| 27 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 102 | $1,540,000 | 0.0% | -3.1% | -20.2% | - | - | - | |
| 28 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1806 Knobbed 6, stem not through claw Overton 108 | $1,510,000 | 0.7% | 5.6% | 14.4% | 20.8% | 36.0% | 85.7% | |
| 29 | Silver Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 B-1 BB-1 | $1,420,000 | 1.4% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 15.4% | 78.2% | 283.8% | |
| 30 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O | $1,340,000 | -0.7% | -2.9% | -12.4% | -24.3% | -18.8% | 195.8% | |
| 31 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1827 Square base 2 Overton 149 | $1,270,000 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 32 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854O | $1,240,000 | -0.8% | -3.9% | -17.3% | -29.1% | -27.9% | 179.3% | |
| 1 | 33 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1797 Gripped edge | $1,220,000 | 0.0% | 2.5% | 7.0% | 6.1% | 26.4% | 136.0% |
| -1 | 34 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1870CC | $1,220,000 | -0.8% | -3.2% | -12.2% | -22.8% | -29.5% | 131.1% |
| 1 | 35 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 15 stars, Overton 101 | $1,130,000 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 33.6% | 78.5% | 173.6% | 395.6% |
| -1 | 36 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1927D | $1,130,000 | -0.9% | -3.4% | -9.6% | -12.4% | 326.4% | 504.3% |
| 37 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O Specimen | $1,090,000 | -0.9% | -3.5% | -14.8% | -24.3% | -24.3% | 71.7% | |
| 1 | 38 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 101a | $1,040,000 | 3.0% | 17.8% | 88.1% | 1.0% | - | - |
| 1 | 39 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars Overton 102 | $1,030,000 | 3.0% | 19.6% | 213.1% | - | - | - |
| -2 | 40 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-37 | $1,030,000 | -1.0% | -3.7% | -18.3% | -20.8% | - | - |
| 41 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-10 | $936,000 | 0.1% | -0.1% | -1.9% | -3.1% | - | - | |
| 1 | 42 | Quarter Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 3 over 2 B-1 | $934,000 | 5.8% | 28.1% | 33.2% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 404.9% |
| -1 | 43 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Plain edge S-80 | $928,000 | 0.1% | 1.3% | 8.7% | 20.5% | 177.8% | - |
| 1 | 44 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Proof, Large Size | $863,000 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 3.6% | - | - |
| -1 | 45 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1799 9 over 8 S-NC-1 | $842,000 | -3.7% | -11.7% | -15.0% | -14.9% | - | - |
| 46 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 Small eagle | $810,000 | 0.1% | -0.1% | -1.1% | -6.5% | -9.5% | 15.9% | |
| 47 | Half Dimes, Draped Bust 1802 LM-1 | $798,000 | -0.1% | -0.6% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 41.2% | 338.5% | |
| 48 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1804 13-star reverse BD-1 | $787,000 | 0.1% | 1.8% | 8.4% | 16.8% | 15.1% | 77.3% | |
| 49 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1855S Proof, Cameo | $781,000 | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | -4.3% | - | - | |
| 50 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-66 | $777,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | - | - | - | - | |
| 51 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-2 | $777,000 | 0.0% | -0.3% | -1.9% | -1.9% | - | - | |
| 52 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1, Red-Brown | $763,000 | -0.3% | 0.9% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 85.6% | |
| 53 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $725,000 | 1.4% | 13.5% | 71.8% | 81.7% | 154.4% | 429.2% | |
| 3 | 54 | Silver Dollars, Trade Dollars 1885 Proof | $712,000 | 2.0% | 9.0% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 12.7% | 32.3% |
| 55 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse S-48 | $710,000 | -0.3% | -1.7% | 21.8% | 33.7% | 74.0% | 129.0% | |
| -2 | 56 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse, Red-Brown | $709,000 | -0.4% | -1.7% | 20.8% | 33.3% | 71.3% | 102.6% |
| -1 | 57 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars | $707,000 | 0.3% | 0.9% | -4.8% | -6.2% | -15.1% | 135.7% |
| 58 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-1 | $635,000 | 0.2% | 1.9% | 6.7% | - | - | - | |
| 59 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943S Bronze | $625,000 | 0.3% | 2.3% | 3.5% | - | - | - | |
| 60 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $624,000 | 1.0% | 1.6% | 7.8% | 1.1% | 54.8% | 138.2% | |
| 61 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1 | $608,000 | 1.5% | 11.8% | 55.9% | 55.9% | 85.4% | 297.4% | |
| 62 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 8 over 7, 7 stars left, 6 right BD-2 | $600,000 | 0.8% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 21.7% | 26.1% | 79.6% | |
| 63 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-2 | $586,000 | 0.3% | 2.8% | 23.6% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 64 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-12 | $577,000 | 3.0% | 23.0% | 73.3% | 77.0% | - | - |
| -1 | 65 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943 Bronze | $576,000 | 0.9% | 0.3% | -14.5% | - | - | - |
| 66 | Half Dimes, Liberty Seated 1870S | $547,000 | -0.2% | -0.9% | -4.4% | -2.3% | 0.6% | 12.3% | |
| 67 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-8 | $534,000 | 0.0% | -0.2% | -2.0% | -3.3% | - | - | |
| 68 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1795 S-NC-3 | $534,000 | 0.0% | -0.2% | -2.0% | -3.3% | - | - | |
| 69 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-6 | $534,000 | 0.0% | -0.2% | -2.0% | -3.3% | - | - | |
| 70 | Dimes, Barber or Liberty Head 1894S Proof | $522,000 | 0.0% | -0.9% | -5.8% | -7.1% | -10.8% | -9.2% | |
| 71 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1798 Large eagle, knob 9, 4 lines | $517,000 | -0.2% | -1.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 72 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI., Red-Brown | $515,000 | 0.6% | 3.8% | 8.2% | 16.8% | 236.6% | 425.0% | |
| 73 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Small date | $507,000 | -0.2% | -1.0% | -2.1% | -3.1% | 25.5% | 39.3% | |
| 74 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1807 Overton 115 | $504,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | - | - | - | - | |
| 75 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars BD-2 | $498,000 | 0.2% | 0.2% | -0.8% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 76 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1795 9 leaves below eagle BD-3 | $498,000 | 1.0% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 5.3% | 19.4% | 68.8% |
| -1 | 77 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 16 stars BD-3 | $494,000 | 0.2% | 0.8% | 19.0% | - | - | - |
| 78 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1815 | $483,000 | -0.2% | -1.0% | -2.4% | -3.6% | -3.8% | -2.2% | |
| 3 | 79 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-33 | $466,000 | 0.4% | 2.6% | 4.7% | 5.9% | - | - |
| 3 | 80 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1839 Reeded edge, small letters GR-1 | $464,000 | 0.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | -3.3% | -2.5% | - |
| 81 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath Prooflike | $464,000 | -0.4% | -2.9% | -12.0% | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 82 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath | $459,000 | -0.6% | -3.4% | -14.0% | -54.6% | -44.6% | -43.8% |
| 2 | 83 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1832 Curved base 2, 12 stars | $459,000 | -0.2% | -0.9% | -1.9% | -3.0% | 0.0% | 10.6% |
| -4 | 84 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1801 S-NC-5 | $453,000 | -3.6% | -10.7% | -10.3% | -7.2% | - | - |
| -6 | 85 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1797 Reverse of 1795, plain edge S-121a | $449,000 | -4.5% | -10.2% | 43.9% | 42.1% | - | - |
| 2 | 86 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1838O Proof Reeded edge | $444,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -9.4% | -24.4% | -30.1% | - |
| 87 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861S Paquet reverse | $442,000 | -0.7% | -2.2% | -14.0% | -20.5% | -6.2% | 329.1% | |
| 1 | 88 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair | $440,000 | 0.5% | -2.7% | -9.5% | -10.8% | 7.1% | 96.4% |
| -3 | 89 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1803 Large date, small fraction S-264 | $435,000 | -3.5% | -10.5% | -13.3% | -5.2% | -5.8% | 22.2% |
| 2 | 90 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars | $435,000 | 0.2% | 2.1% | 7.4% | 5.8% | -31.9% | 2.4% |
| -1 | 91 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-13 | $433,000 | -1.1% | -5.7% | -16.9% | -29.6% | - | - |
| 1 | 92 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 Red-Brown | $431,000 | -0.2% | -1.4% | -3.4% | -3.8% | 133.0% | 342.1% |
| -2 | 93 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 Overton 113 | $430,000 | -1.4% | -7.3% | -24.4% | -30.2% | - | - |
| 94 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Large date | $430,000 | -0.2% | -0.9% | -2.1% | -2.9% | 0.9% | 12.3% | |
| 1 | 95 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI. S-1 | $425,000 | 0.5% | 1.7% | -0.7% | -3.6% | 185.2% | 338.6% |
| 1 | 96 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle BD-1 | $422,000 | 0.5% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 17.9% | 27.1% | 86.7% |
| -2 | 97 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1879 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $422,000 | -0.5% | -3.9% | 0.2% | -5.6% | 32.7% | 99.1% |
| 98 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $420,000 | 0.0% | -0.5% | -10.8% | -6.9% | 13.8% | 23.2% | |
| 99 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars | $411,000 | 0.2% | -0.2% | -1.7% | -3.7% | 24.2% | 59.9% | |
| 2 | 100 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Large eagle, 7 over 5 BD-7 | $405,000 | 0.2% | 0.5% | 15.4% | 14.7% | 17.7% | 50.0% |