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 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | -6.5% | - | - | |
| 2 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class II | $10,000,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | -4.8% | - | - | |
| 3 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-3 Strawberry Leaf | $9,560,000 | 0.6% | 0.7% | -2.1% | -6.3% | - | - | |
| 4 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1933 | $7,510,000 | 2.5% | 0.3% | -3.2% | -8.9% | -12.2% | - | |
| 5 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 109 | $7,240,000 | 0.6% | -1.6% | -13.3% | -21.0% | - | - | |
| 6 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Reeded edge S-79 | $5,650,000 | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 4.1% | - | - | |
| 1 | 7 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class III | $4,490,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2.4% | -5.7% | - |
| -1 | 8 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861 Paquet reverse | $4,460,000 | -0.7% | -3.0% | -12.2% | -24.7% | -36.1% | - |
| 9 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1822 | $4,430,000 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 2.8% | 6.2% | 18.1% | |
| 10 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Original, Class I | $4,250,000 | -0.2% | -1.6% | -8.4% | -11.1% | -10.0% | 2.2% | |
| 11 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $3,620,000 | 5.5% | 24.4% | 375.7% | 350.8% | 312.8% | 354.8% | |
| 1 | 12 | Silver Dollars, Liberty Seated 1870S | $3,370,000 | 1.2% | 0.3% | -2.6% | -8.4% | 14.6% | 361.6% |
| -1 | 13 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 Overton 102 | $3,340,000 | -0.9% | -2.6% | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Dimes, Liberty Seated 1873CC No arrows | $3,090,000 | 1.3% | 3.0% | -2.2% | -1.3% | 0.0% | 5.1% | |
| 15 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1870S | $3,020,000 | 0.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | -7.9% | -25.6% | -33.8% | |
| 16 | Nickel Five-Cent Pieces, Liberty Head 1913 Proof | $2,850,000 | 1.8% | 4.0% | 3.3% | -3.4% | -38.8% | -32.0% | |
| 17 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1804 Proof, plain 4 | $2,500,000 | 2.0% | 0.0% | -7.4% | -7.4% | -11.7% | - | |
| 18 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Lettered edge | $2,130,000 | -1.8% | -11.6% | -23.7% | -23.1% | - | - | |
| 19 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 132 | $2,080,000 | 0.0% | -2.3% | - | - | - | - | |
| 20 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1825 5 over 4 | $1,900,000 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 100.4% | |
| 21 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 | $1,850,000 | -0.5% | -1.6% | -6.6% | -12.7% | 10.1% | 168.9% | |
| 22 | Half Dollars, Confederate States of America 1861 Proof CSA Original | $1,780,000 | 1.7% | 1.7% | -1.1% | -9.6% | - | - | |
| 23 | Half Dollars, Liberty Seated 1853O No arrows | $1,750,000 | 1.2% | 0.0% | -3.8% | 32.6% | 63.6% | 117.9% | |
| 24 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-15 | $1,630,000 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 14.0% | 21.6% | - | - | |
| 25 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1793 S-17b | $1,590,000 | 0.0% | 1.3% | - | - | - | - | |
| 26 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $1,560,000 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | -8.8% | -15.7% | 280.5% | |
| 27 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 102 | $1,560,000 | 0.6% | 1.3% | -15.2% | - | - | - | |
| 28 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1806 Knobbed 6, stem not through claw Overton 108 | $1,540,000 | 1.3% | 2.7% | 16.7% | 21.3% | 38.7% | 76.0% | |
| 29 | Silver Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 B-1 BB-1 | $1,450,000 | 0.7% | 3.6% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 79.7% | 242.0% | |
| 30 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O | $1,310,000 | -0.8% | -3.0% | -9.7% | -21.6% | -26.0% | 128.6% | |
| 31 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1827 Square base 2 Overton 149 | $1,240,000 | -0.8% | -2.4% | - | - | - | - | |
| 32 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1797 Gripped edge | $1,220,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 28.4% | 111.8% | |
| 33 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854O | $1,200,000 | -0.8% | -4.0% | -14.9% | -26.8% | -36.8% | 100.0% | |
| 34 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1870CC | $1,180,000 | -0.8% | -4.1% | -10.6% | -22.4% | -35.5% | 98.0% | |
| 35 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 15 stars, Overton 101 | $1,140,000 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 15.3% | 86.6% | 150.5% | 266.6% | |
| 36 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1927D | $1,120,000 | 1.8% | -1.8% | -8.2% | -13.2% | 313.3% | 489.5% | |
| 37 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 101a | $1,110,000 | 1.8% | 9.9% | 58.1% | 130.8% | - | - | |
| 1 | 38 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars Overton 102 | $1,080,000 | 1.9% | 8.0% | 100.0% | 363.5% | - | - |
| -1 | 39 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O Specimen | $1,060,000 | -0.9% | -3.6% | -13.1% | -22.6% | -26.9% | 66.4% |
| 1 | 40 | Quarter Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 3 over 2 B-1 | $1,040,000 | 3.0% | 17.8% | 55.0% | 33.7% | 20.6% | 230.2% |
| -1 | 41 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-37 | $1,030,000 | 0.0% | -1.0% | -13.4% | -19.5% | - | - |
| 42 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-10 | $940,000 | 0.1% | 0.5% | -0.8% | -0.6% | - | - | |
| 43 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Plain edge S-80 | $937,000 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8.4% | 15.7% | 173.2% | - | |
| 44 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Proof, Large Size | $895,000 | 2.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 7.3% | - | - | |
| 2 | 45 | Half Dimes, Draped Bust 1802 LM-1 | $813,000 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 40.4% | 150.2% |
| -1 | 46 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 Small eagle | $812,000 | -0.1% | 0.4% | -0.9% | -2.3% | -9.0% | 9.0% |
| 1 | 47 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1804 13-star reverse BD-1 | $809,000 | 3.5% | 2.9% | 8.4% | 23.5% | 12.2% | 71.0% |
| -2 | 48 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1799 9 over 8 S-NC-1 | $799,000 | -1.2% | -8.6% | -19.2% | -20.1% | - | - |
| 49 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1855S Proof, Cameo | $791,000 | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2.5% | -0.4% | - | - | |
| 50 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-2 | $781,000 | 0.1% | 0.5% | -0.8% | -0.4% | - | - | |
| 51 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-66 | $780,000 | 0.1% | 0.4% | -1.0% | - | - | - | |
| 52 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1, Red-Brown | $761,000 | 0.3% | -0.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 13.1% | 61.2% | |
| 53 | Silver Dollars, Trade Dollars 1885 Proof | $739,000 | 1.1% | 5.9% | 19.2% | 20.4% | 18.8% | 27.9% | |
| 54 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $720,000 | 0.0% | 0.7% | 58.9% | 66.7% | 145.7% | 355.7% | |
| 1 | 55 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars | $719,000 | 1.0% | 2.0% | -1.2% | -3.5% | -15.6% | 77.5% |
| -1 | 56 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse, Red-Brown | $706,000 | -1.5% | -0.8% | 3.7% | 35.0% | 68.1% | 83.9% |
| 57 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse S-48 | $705,000 | -0.3% | -1.0% | 3.5% | 34.3% | 71.5% | 104.9% | |
| 1 | 58 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-1 | $654,000 | 3.5% | 3.2% | 8.6% | 5.7% | - | - |
| -1 | 59 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $652,000 | 2.2% | 5.5% | 12.6% | 7.4% | 37.0% | 159.8% |
| 60 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943S Bronze | $647,000 | 2.7% | 3.9% | 8.7% | - | - | - | |
| 61 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 8 over 7, 7 stars left, 6 right BD-2 | $629,000 | 2.3% | 5.7% | 8.3% | 21.0% | 32.4% | 72.3% | |
| 2 | 62 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943 Bronze | $606,000 | 3.1% | 6.1% | -5.6% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 63 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1 | $604,000 | -0.3% | 0.8% | 46.2% | 53.7% | 87.0% | 251.2% |
| 1 | 64 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-2 | $603,000 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 15.7% | 26.7% | - | - |
| -2 | 65 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-12 | $591,000 | 0.2% | 5.5% | 65.5% | 81.8% | - | - |
| 66 | Half Dimes, Liberty Seated 1870S | $561,000 | 2.9% | 2.4% | -1.4% | -0.4% | 3.3% | 12.2% | |
| 67 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-8 | $537,000 | 0.2% | 0.6% | -0.9% | -0.6% | - | - | |
| 68 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1795 S-NC-3 | $537,000 | 0.2% | 0.6% | -0.9% | -0.6% | - | - | |
| 69 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-6 | $537,000 | 0.2% | 0.6% | -0.9% | -0.6% | - | - | |
| 1 | 70 | Dimes, Barber or Liberty Head 1894S Proof | $528,000 | 1.7% | 1.1% | -3.3% | -3.1% | -10.1% | -4.9% |
| -1 | 71 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI., Red-Brown | $525,000 | -1.1% | 2.5% | 10.5% | 18.2% | 222.1% | 333.9% |
| 1 | 72 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1795 9 leaves below eagle BD-3 | $524,000 | 2.3% | 6.3% | 14.2% | 10.5% | 26.0% | 56.4% |
| 1 | 73 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Small date | $513,000 | 1.2% | 1.0% | -1.0% | 0.0% | 23.6% | 31.2% |
| -2 | 74 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1798 Large eagle, knob 9, 4 lines | $511,000 | -0.6% | -1.4% | - | - | - | - |
| 75 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1807 Overton 115 | $508,000 | 0.8% | 0.8% | - | - | - | - | |
| 76 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars BD-2 | $499,000 | -0.2% | 0.4% | -0.6% | -2.2% | - | - | |
| 77 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 16 stars BD-3 | $495,000 | -0.2% | 0.4% | 5.8% | 33.4% | - | - | |
| 78 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1815 | $488,000 | 1.2% | 0.8% | -1.2% | -0.6% | -2.6% | -7.9% | |
| 1 | 79 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath Prooflike | $473,000 | 2.4% | 1.5% | -10.6% | -6.9% | - | - |
| -1 | 80 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-33 | $469,000 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 6.1% | 6.8% | - | - |
| 1 | 81 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1832 Curved base 2, 12 stars | $465,000 | 1.3% | 1.1% | -0.6% | 0.2% | -1.5% | 4.7% |
| 1 | 82 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath | $459,000 | 0.9% | -0.6% | -13.7% | -51.2% | -51.5% | -44.3% |
| -2 | 83 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1839 Reeded edge, small letters GR-1 | $458,000 | -0.7% | -0.9% | 5.3% | -1.7% | 2.2% | - |
| 84 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1838O Proof Reeded edge | $450,000 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | -19.6% | -32.3% | 6.6% | |
| 3 | 85 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars | $448,000 | 3.5% | 3.2% | 9.3% | 7.7% | -30.1% | 0.7% |
| 4 | 86 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle BD-1 | $441,000 | 2.3% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 20.8% | 32.0% | 78.5% |
| -2 | 87 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair | $439,000 | -0.5% | 0.2% | -7.4% | -9.7% | -6.4% | 94.2% |
| 3 | 88 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Large date | $435,000 | 1.2% | 0.9% | -0.9% | -0.2% | -0.9% | 5.8% |
| 3 | 89 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI. S-1 | $433,000 | 0.7% | 2.4% | 7.4% | -1.6% | 168.9% | 266.9% |
| 6 | 90 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $432,000 | 3.1% | 2.9% | -4.6% | -10.4% | 16.8% | 22.7% |
| -5 | 91 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 Red-Brown | $431,000 | -1.4% | -0.2% | -2.5% | -2.5% | 104.3% | 274.8% |
| -5 | 92 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1801 S-NC-5 | $430,000 | -1.1% | -8.5% | -15.0% | -14.7% | - | - |
| 2 | 93 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1879 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $429,000 | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.9% | -2.7% | 25.8% | 93.2% |
| -5 | 94 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861S Paquet reverse | $429,000 | -0.7% | -3.6% | -10.1% | -21.6% | -11.2% | 173.2% |
| -2 | 95 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-13 | $426,000 | -0.5% | -2.7% | -12.9% | -28.0% | - | - |
| -2 | 96 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1797 Reverse of 1795, plain edge S-121a | $419,000 | -1.6% | -10.9% | 27.7% | 31.8% | - | - |
| 97 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1803 Large date, small fraction S-264 | $414,000 | -1.0% | -8.2% | -16.7% | -14.6% | -11.3% | 6.7% | |
| 98 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 Overton 113 | $413,000 | -1.2% | -5.3% | -22.8% | -30.9% | - | - | |
| 99 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars | $412,000 | -0.2% | 0.5% | -1.4% | -2.1% | 21.2% | 50.9% | |
| 3 | 100 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 Stars BD-3 | $411,000 | 3.5% | 3.0% | 8.7% | 12.3% | 25.3% | 17.1% |