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 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class II | $10,000,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1.0% | -13.0% | - | - | |
| 2 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-2 Strawberry Leaf | $10,000,000 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.1% | -13.8% | - | - | |
| 3 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-3 Strawberry Leaf | $9,470,000 | -0.1% | -0.3% | -3.6% | -9.8% | - | - | |
| 4 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1933 | $7,430,000 | -0.5% | -1.3% | -5.7% | -11.9% | -9.3% | - | |
| 5 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 109 | $7,220,000 | -1.0% | -4.5% | -17.8% | - | - | - | |
| 6 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Reeded edge S-79 | $5,640,000 | 0.5% | 0.5% | -0.9% | 9.3% | - | - | |
| 7 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861 Paquet reverse | $4,540,000 | -0.7% | -2.8% | -14.0% | -27.9% | -31.2% | - | |
| 8 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class III | $4,500,000 | 0.0% | 0.7% | -1.3% | -2.6% | -6.1% | - | |
| 9 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1822 | $4,370,000 | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.7% | 7.9% | 21.4% | |
| 10 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Original, Class I | $4,280,000 | -0.5% | -2.5% | -10.1% | -10.8% | -9.7% | 4.1% | |
| 11 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 Overton 102 | $3,400,000 | -0.6% | -1.4% | - | - | - | - | |
| 12 | Silver Dollars, Liberty Seated 1870S | $3,340,000 | -0.3% | -1.2% | -4.6% | -8.7% | 15.6% | 372.4% | |
| 13 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $3,320,000 | 5.7% | 44.3% | 342.7% | 302.9% | 281.2% | 330.6% | |
| 14 | Dimes, Liberty Seated 1873CC No arrows | $3,040,000 | 1.0% | 0.7% | -3.5% | -2.9% | -0.3% | 4.5% | |
| 15 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1870S | $2,990,000 | 0.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | -12.6% | -27.4% | -27.4% | |
| 16 | Nickel Five-Cent Pieces, Liberty Head 1913 Proof | $2,780,000 | 0.7% | 2.2% | -1.4% | -9.4% | -42.7% | -29.6% | |
| 17 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1804 Proof, plain 4 | $2,440,000 | -1.2% | -4.7% | -10.0% | -9.6% | -13.5% | - | |
| 18 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Lettered edge | $2,240,000 | -3.0% | -13.8% | -20.6% | -18.5% | - | - | |
| 19 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 132 | $2,090,000 | -0.9% | -4.6% | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 20 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1825 5 over 4 | $1,880,000 | 0.0% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 105.7% |
| -1 | 21 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 | $1,870,000 | -0.5% | -0.5% | -7.9% | -13.0% | 13.3% | 236.9% |
| 22 | Half Dollars, Confederate States of America 1861 Proof CSA Original | $1,750,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -4.9% | - | - | - | |
| 23 | Half Dollars, Liberty Seated 1853O No arrows | $1,740,000 | -0.6% | -1.7% | -1.7% | 46.2% | 64.2% | 118.0% | |
| 24 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-15 | $1,630,000 | 0.6% | 2.5% | 17.3% | 21.6% | - | - | |
| 25 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1793 S-17b | $1,590,000 | 0.6% | 3.2% | - | - | - | - | |
| 26 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $1,560,000 | 0.0% | 2.0% | -2.5% | -12.4% | -7.7% | 406.5% | |
| 27 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 102 | $1,550,000 | 0.6% | 0.6% | -16.7% | - | - | - | |
| 28 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1806 Knobbed 6, stem not through claw Overton 108 | $1,520,000 | 0.7% | 4.1% | 15.2% | 21.6% | 36.9% | 82.5% | |
| 29 | Silver Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 B-1 BB-1 | $1,430,000 | 0.7% | 5.9% | 9.2% | 14.4% | 77.4% | 276.3% | |
| 30 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O | $1,330,000 | -0.7% | -2.9% | -11.3% | -23.1% | -21.8% | 178.8% | |
| 31 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1827 Square base 2 Overton 149 | $1,260,000 | -0.8% | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 32 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854O | $1,230,000 | -0.8% | -3.1% | -16.3% | -28.1% | -31.7% | 158.4% | |
| 33 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1797 Gripped edge | $1,220,000 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 7.0% | 5.2% | 27.0% | 126.8% | |
| 34 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1870CC | $1,210,000 | -0.8% | -3.2% | -11.0% | -22.4% | -32.4% | 121.2% | |
| 35 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 15 stars, Overton 101 | $1,130,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 26.1% | 82.0% | 162.2% | 372.8% | |
| 36 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1927D | $1,120,000 | -0.9% | -3.4% | -9.7% | -13.2% | 316.4% | 492.6% | |
| 37 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O Specimen | $1,080,000 | -0.9% | -3.6% | -14.3% | -23.4% | -25.0% | 69.8% | |
| 38 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 101a | $1,070,000 | 2.9% | 15.8% | 77.2% | 118.8% | - | - | |
| 1 | 39 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars Overton 102 | $1,050,000 | 1.9% | 14.0% | 169.9% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 40 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-37 | $1,030,000 | 0.0% | -2.8% | -16.9% | -20.2% | - | - |
| 1 | 41 | Quarter Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 3 over 2 B-1 | $973,000 | 4.2% | 26.0% | 40.8% | 18.5% | 14.5% | 342.3% |
| -1 | 42 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-10 | $940,000 | 0.4% | 0.3% | -1.8% | -1.8% | - | - |
| 43 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Plain edge S-80 | $931,000 | 0.3% | 0.8% | 8.4% | 18.6% | 177.1% | - | |
| 44 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Proof, Large Size | $868,000 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4.2% | - | - | |
| 45 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1799 9 over 8 S-NC-1 | $822,000 | -2.4% | -11.7% | -16.9% | -17.3% | - | - | |
| 46 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 Small eagle | $812,000 | 0.2% | 0.2% | -0.7% | -4.9% | -8.8% | 14.0% | |
| 47 | Half Dimes, Draped Bust 1802 LM-1 | $797,000 | -0.1% | -1.0% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 40.1% | 283.2% | |
| 48 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1804 13-star reverse BD-1 | $785,000 | -0.3% | 0.6% | 6.8% | 17.0% | 12.3% | 73.3% | |
| 49 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1855S Proof, Cameo | $782,000 | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | -3.5% | - | - | |
| 50 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-2 | $780,000 | 0.4% | 0.1% | -1.8% | -1.0% | - | - | |
| 51 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-66 | $780,000 | 0.4% | 0.1% | -1.8% | - | - | - | |
| 52 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1, Red-Brown | $761,000 | -0.3% | 0.0% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 4.5% | 76.6% | |
| 53 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $726,000 | 0.1% | 8.0% | 70.4% | 75.4% | 152.1% | 404.2% | |
| 54 | Silver Dollars, Trade Dollars 1885 Proof | $724,000 | 1.7% | 8.4% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 15.5% | 32.8% | |
| 1 | 55 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse, Red-Brown | $712,000 | 0.4% | -1.0% | 14.7% | 34.6% | 72.0% | 98.3% |
| 1 | 56 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars | $711,000 | 0.6% | 1.3% | -3.8% | -4.9% | -15.2% | 116.1% |
| -2 | 57 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse S-48 | $710,000 | 0.0% | -1.3% | 14.9% | 34.7% | 74.4% | 121.2% |
| 58 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-1 | $634,000 | -0.2% | 0.8% | 6.4% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 59 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $631,000 | 1.1% | 2.8% | 9.2% | 2.4% | 47.4% | 144.6% |
| -1 | 60 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943S Bronze | $629,000 | 0.6% | 2.3% | 4.5% | - | - | - |
| 61 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1 | $609,000 | 0.2% | 7.4% | 55.4% | 55.0% | 86.2% | 280.6% | |
| 62 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 8 over 7, 7 stars left, 6 right BD-2 | $607,000 | 1.2% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 21.4% | 27.5% | 78.5% | |
| 1 | 63 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-12 | $590,000 | 2.3% | 16.6% | 72.5% | 81.5% | - | - |
| -1 | 64 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-2 | $585,000 | -0.2% | 1.6% | 20.6% | - | - | - |
| 65 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943 Bronze | $583,000 | 1.2% | 2.1% | -12.3% | - | - | - | |
| 66 | Half Dimes, Liberty Seated 1870S | $545,000 | -0.4% | -0.7% | -4.7% | -2.5% | 0.6% | 10.8% | |
| 67 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-8 | $536,000 | 0.4% | 0.2% | -2.0% | -2.0% | - | - | |
| 68 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1795 S-NC-3 | $536,000 | 0.4% | 0.2% | -2.0% | -2.0% | - | - | |
| 69 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-6 | $536,000 | 0.4% | 0.2% | -2.0% | -2.0% | - | - | |
| 2 | 70 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI., Red-Brown | $524,000 | 1.7% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 18.6% | 238.1% | 403.8% |
| -1 | 71 | Dimes, Barber or Liberty Head 1894S Proof | $520,000 | -0.4% | -1.0% | -6.0% | -6.1% | -11.1% | -8.3% |
| -1 | 72 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1798 Large eagle, knob 9, 4 lines | $515,000 | -0.4% | -1.0% | - | - | - | - |
| 73 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Small date | $507,000 | 0.0% | -0.8% | -2.1% | -2.1% | 25.2% | 34.5% | |
| 74 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1807 Overton 115 | $505,000 | 0.2% | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 75 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1795 9 leaves below eagle BD-3 | $505,000 | 1.4% | 6.3% | 9.3% | 6.8% | 21.1% | 64.5% |
| -1 | 76 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars BD-2 | $499,000 | 0.2% | 0.4% | -0.4% | - | - | - |
| 77 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 16 stars BD-3 | $495,000 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 14.8% | - | - | - | |
| 78 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1815 | $482,000 | -0.2% | -1.0% | -2.4% | -2.8% | -3.0% | -5.7% | |
| 79 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-33 | $469,000 | 0.6% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 6.8% | - | - | |
| 80 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1839 Reeded edge, small letters GR-1 | $464,000 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 4.7% | -2.1% | -0.2% | - | |
| 81 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath Prooflike | $463,000 | -0.2% | -2.1% | -11.8% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 82 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1832 Curved base 2, 12 stars | $459,000 | 0.0% | -0.6% | -1.9% | -2.1% | -0.2% | 7.0% |
| -1 | 83 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath | $457,000 | -0.4% | -2.6% | -14.3% | -53.3% | -46.8% | -44.1% |
| 2 | 84 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1838O Proof Reeded edge | $444,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.4% | -23.1% | -30.6% | - |
| -1 | 85 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1801 S-NC-5 | $442,000 | -2.4% | -11.2% | -12.3% | -10.5% | - | - |
| 2 | 86 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair | $441,000 | 0.2% | -0.7% | -8.1% | -10.5% | 1.6% | 96.0% |
| 87 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861S Paquet reverse | $438,000 | -0.9% | -2.4% | -13.1% | -21.1% | -7.4% | 268.1% | |
| -3 | 88 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1797 Reverse of 1795, plain edge S-121a | $435,000 | -3.1% | -15.0% | 41.2% | 37.7% | - | - |
| 1 | 89 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars | $434,000 | -0.2% | 0.9% | 6.9% | 4.3% | -33.7% | 0.9% |
| 2 | 90 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 Red-Brown | $433,000 | 0.5% | -0.7% | -3.1% | -2.9% | 119.8% | 324.5% |
| 91 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-13 | $431,000 | -0.5% | -4.2% | -14.3% | -29.6% | - | - | |
| 2 | 92 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Large date | $430,000 | 0.0% | -0.7% | -2.1% | -2.1% | 0.7% | 8.6% |
| 2 | 93 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI. S-1 | $428,000 | 0.7% | 2.1% | 1.9% | -2.7% | 179.7% | 319.6% |
| 2 | 94 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle BD-1 | $426,000 | 0.9% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 19.0% | 28.3% | 82.1% |
| -2 | 95 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 Overton 113 | $424,000 | -1.4% | -6.2% | -24.3% | -30.5% | - | - |
| -7 | 96 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1803 Large date, small fraction S-264 | $424,000 | -2.5% | -11.1% | -15.2% | -9.0% | -8.6% | 14.6% |
| 97 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1879 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $422,000 | 0.0% | -2.8% | 0.5% | -5.6% | 29.8% | 96.3% | |
| 98 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $421,000 | 0.2% | 0.2% | -9.7% | -9.7% | 14.4% | 22.7% | |
| 99 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars | $412,000 | 0.2% | 0.2% | -1.2% | -3.1% | 24.1% | 57.3% | |
| 2 | 100 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Large eagle, 7 over 5 BD-7 | $406,000 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 13.1% | 17.0% | 18.7% | 47.6% |