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% | 0.5% | 0.0% | -9.9% | - | - | |
| 2 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class II | $10,000,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -7.4% | - | - | |
| 3 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-3 Strawberry Leaf | $9,500,000 | 0.3% | 0.2% | -3.1% | -7.8% | - | - | |
| 4 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1933 | $7,330,000 | -1.3% | -2.4% | -6.3% | -12.0% | -12.7% | - | |
| 5 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 109 | $7,200,000 | -0.3% | -3.5% | -15.7% | - | - | - | |
| 6 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Reeded edge S-79 | $5,640,000 | 0.0% | 0.7% | -0.4% | 6.6% | - | - | |
| 1 | 7 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class III | $4,490,000 | -0.2% | 0.2% | -0.9% | -2.6% | -5.9% | - |
| -1 | 8 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861 Paquet reverse | $4,490,000 | -1.1% | -3.0% | -13.3% | -26.2% | -34.2% | - |
| 9 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1822 | $4,370,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.7% | 1.2% | 6.8% | 18.8% | |
| 10 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Original, Class I | $4,260,000 | -0.5% | -2.1% | -9.6% | -11.1% | -9.7% | 3.1% | |
| 2 | 11 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $3,430,000 | 3.3% | 30.4% | 361.6% | 319.8% | 292.4% | 338.6% |
| -1 | 12 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 Overton 102 | $3,370,000 | -0.9% | -2.0% | - | - | - | - |
| -1 | 13 | Silver Dollars, Liberty Seated 1870S | $3,330,000 | -0.3% | -1.2% | -4.3% | -9.8% | 14.0% | 364.4% |
| 14 | Dimes, Liberty Seated 1873CC No arrows | $3,050,000 | 0.3% | 1.7% | -3.5% | -2.6% | -1.0% | 4.1% | |
| 15 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1870S | $3,000,000 | 0.3% | 2.4% | 1.4% | -10.4% | -26.5% | -30.6% | |
| 16 | Nickel Five-Cent Pieces, Liberty Head 1913 Proof | $2,800,000 | 0.7% | 2.6% | 0.4% | -6.7% | -41.2% | -31.2% | |
| 17 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1804 Proof, plain 4 | $2,450,000 | 0.4% | -3.2% | -9.6% | -9.3% | -13.4% | - | |
| 18 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Lettered edge | $2,170,000 | -3.1% | -14.2% | -22.5% | -21.1% | - | - | |
| 19 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 132 | $2,080,000 | -0.5% | -3.7% | - | - | - | - | |
| 20 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1825 5 over 4 | $1,880,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.5% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 101.7% | |
| 21 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 | $1,860,000 | -0.5% | -1.1% | -7.0% | -12.7% | 12.7% | 204.4% | |
| 22 | Half Dollars, Confederate States of America 1861 Proof CSA Original | $1,750,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -3.8% | - | - | - | |
| 23 | Half Dollars, Liberty Seated 1853O No arrows | $1,730,000 | -0.6% | -1.7% | -3.9% | 38.4% | 63.2% | 116.0% | |
| 24 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-15 | $1,630,000 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 15.6% | 22.6% | - | - | |
| 25 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1793 S-17b | $1,590,000 | 0.0% | 1.9% | - | - | - | - | |
| 26 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $1,560,000 | 0.0% | 1.3% | -1.3% | -10.9% | -12.4% | 339.4% | |
| 27 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 102 | $1,550,000 | 0.0% | 0.6% | -16.7% | - | - | - | |
| 28 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1806 Knobbed 6, stem not through claw Overton 108 | $1,520,000 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 15.2% | 20.6% | 36.9% | 78.0% | |
| 29 | Silver Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 B-1 BB-1 | $1,440,000 | 0.7% | 4.3% | 10.8% | 13.4% | 78.0% | 257.3% | |
| 30 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O | $1,320,000 | -0.8% | -2.9% | -10.2% | -21.9% | -24.1% | 153.8% | |
| 31 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1827 Square base 2 Overton 149 | $1,250,000 | -0.8% | -2.3% | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 32 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1797 Gripped edge | $1,220,000 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 27.9% | 118.6% |
| -1 | 33 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854O | $1,210,000 | -1.6% | -4.0% | -16.0% | -27.5% | -34.9% | 134.5% |
| 34 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1870CC | $1,190,000 | -1.7% | -4.0% | -11.2% | -22.7% | -34.6% | 109.9% | |
| 35 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 15 stars, Overton 101 | $1,130,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 84.3% | 154.5% | 309.4% | |
| 36 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1927D | $1,100,000 | -1.8% | -4.3% | -10.6% | -14.7% | 305.9% | 478.9% | |
| 1 | 37 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 101a | $1,090,000 | 1.9% | 13.0% | 63.9% | 124.7% | - | - |
| -1 | 38 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O Specimen | $1,070,000 | -0.9% | -3.6% | -13.7% | -23.0% | -25.7% | 68.0% |
| 39 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars Overton 102 | $1,060,000 | 1.0% | 9.4% | 130.9% | - | - | - | |
| 40 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-37 | $1,030,000 | 0.0% | -1.9% | -14.9% | -19.5% | - | - | |
| 41 | Quarter Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 3 over 2 B-1 | $1,010,000 | 3.8% | 22.9% | 48.3% | 26.6% | 18.3% | 272.7% | |
| 42 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-10 | $939,000 | -0.1% | 0.4% | -1.3% | -0.8% | - | - | |
| 43 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Plain edge S-80 | $930,000 | -0.1% | 0.5% | 8.3% | 16.8% | 173.5% | - | |
| 44 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Proof, Large Size | $874,000 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 4.9% | - | - | |
| 1 | 45 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 Small eagle | $813,000 | 0.1% | 0.5% | -0.6% | -3.6% | -8.5% | 11.8% |
| -1 | 46 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1799 9 over 8 S-NC-1 | $809,000 | -1.6% | -10.5% | -18.1% | -19.1% | - | - |
| 47 | Half Dimes, Draped Bust 1802 LM-1 | $798,000 | 0.1% | -0.5% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 39.0% | 164.2% | |
| 48 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1804 13-star reverse BD-1 | $782,000 | -0.4% | -0.5% | 5.4% | 18.1% | 9.8% | 68.9% | |
| 49 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1855S Proof, Cameo | $782,000 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.2% | -2.5% | - | - | |
| 1 | 50 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-2 | $780,000 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -1.1% | -0.4% | - | - |
| -1 | 51 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-66 | $779,000 | -0.1% | 0.3% | -1.3% | - | - | - |
| 52 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1, Red-Brown | $759,000 | -0.3% | -0.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 8.6% | 68.7% | |
| 1 | 53 | Silver Dollars, Trade Dollars 1885 Proof | $731,000 | 1.0% | 7.0% | 17.7% | 18.7% | 17.3% | 29.8% |
| -1 | 54 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $720,000 | -0.8% | 3.3% | 65.5% | 69.4% | 147.4% | 376.8% |
| 55 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse, Red-Brown | $717,000 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 10.1% | 36.8% | 71.9% | 93.3% | |
| 56 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars | $712,000 | 0.1% | 1.3% | -3.0% | -4.6% | -15.8% | 99.4% | |
| 57 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse S-48 | $707,000 | -0.4% | -1.1% | 8.6% | 35.2% | 72.4% | 113.0% | |
| 1 | 58 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $638,000 | 1.1% | 3.4% | 10.4% | 4.4% | 41.2% | 151.2% |
| -1 | 59 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-1 | $632,000 | -0.3% | -0.3% | 5.3% | 0.3% | - | - |
| 60 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943S Bronze | $630,000 | 0.2% | 1.8% | 5.0% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 61 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 8 over 7, 7 stars left, 6 right BD-2 | $615,000 | 1.3% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 20.8% | 29.5% | 75.2% |
| -1 | 62 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1 | $606,000 | -0.5% | 3.6% | 51.5% | 53.8% | 86.5% | 265.1% |
| 63 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-12 | $590,000 | 0.0% | 10.1% | 69.1% | 82.1% | - | - | |
| 1 | 64 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943 Bronze | $588,000 | 0.9% | 3.5% | -10.5% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 65 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-2 | $583,000 | -0.3% | 0.2% | 16.1% | 20.7% | - | - |
| 66 | Half Dimes, Liberty Seated 1870S | $545,000 | 0.0% | -0.7% | -4.6% | -2.7% | 0.6% | 9.9% | |
| 67 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-8 | $536,000 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -1.5% | -0.9% | - | - | |
| 68 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1795 S-NC-3 | $536,000 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -1.5% | -0.9% | - | - | |
| 69 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-6 | $536,000 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -1.5% | -0.9% | - | - | |
| 70 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI., Red-Brown | $531,000 | 1.3% | 4.5% | 11.6% | 19.9% | 234.0% | 382.7% | |
| 71 | Dimes, Barber or Liberty Head 1894S Proof | $519,000 | -0.2% | -0.8% | -5.6% | -5.3% | -11.4% | -7.7% | |
| 72 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1798 Large eagle, knob 9, 4 lines | $514,000 | -0.2% | -1.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 73 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1795 9 leaves below eagle BD-3 | $512,000 | 1.4% | 5.6% | 11.1% | 8.2% | 23.1% | 60.5% |
| -1 | 74 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Small date | $507,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | -2.1% | -1.6% | 24.3% | 32.0% |
| 75 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1807 Overton 115 | $504,000 | -0.2% | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 76 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars BD-2 | $500,000 | 0.2% | 0.6% | -0.2% | -3.3% | - | - | |
| 77 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 16 stars BD-3 | $496,000 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10.5% | 31.9% | - | - | |
| 78 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1815 | $482,000 | 0.0% | -0.6% | -2.4% | -2.2% | -2.8% | -7.5% | |
| 79 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-33 | $469,000 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 5.9% | 7.3% | - | - | |
| 1 | 80 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath Prooflike | $462,000 | -0.2% | -1.5% | -11.0% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 81 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1839 Reeded edge, small letters GR-1 | $461,000 | -0.6% | 0.4% | 5.3% | -1.7% | 1.5% | - |
| 82 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1832 Curved base 2, 12 stars | $459,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | -1.9% | -1.5% | -1.1% | 5.0% | |
| 83 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath | $455,000 | -0.4% | -2.2% | -14.5% | -52.5% | -49.5% | -44.5% | |
| 84 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1838O Proof Reeded edge | $444,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -21.8% | -31.7% | - | |
| 1 | 85 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair | $441,000 | 0.0% | 1.1% | -7.4% | -10.0% | -3.1% | 96.0% |
| 4 | 86 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 Red-Brown | $437,000 | 0.9% | 0.9% | -1.6% | -1.1% | 112.1% | 304.6% |
| -2 | 87 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1801 S-NC-5 | $435,000 | -1.6% | -10.3% | -13.7% | -13.0% | - | - |
| 1 | 88 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars | $433,000 | -0.2% | -0.2% | 5.9% | 3.8% | -33.3% | -0.9% |
| -2 | 89 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861S Paquet reverse | $432,000 | -1.4% | -3.4% | -12.0% | -21.6% | -9.4% | 215.3% |
| 4 | 90 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle BD-1 | $431,000 | 1.2% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 19.7% | 29.8% | 79.6% |
| 2 | 91 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI. S-1 | $430,000 | 0.5% | 2.4% | 4.6% | -2.5% | 172.2% | 298.1% |
| 92 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Large date | $430,000 | 0.0% | -0.5% | -2.1% | -1.6% | -0.2% | 6.4% | |
| -2 | 93 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-13 | $428,000 | -0.7% | -3.4% | -13.0% | -28.9% | - | - |
| -6 | 94 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1797 Reverse of 1795, plain edge S-121a | $426,000 | -2.1% | -13.4% | 35.2% | 34.4% | - | - |
| 2 | 95 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1879 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $423,000 | 0.2% | -1.6% | 0.7% | -4.7% | 27.4% | 94.0% |
| 2 | 96 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $419,000 | -0.5% | -0.2% | -8.9% | -12.3% | 13.6% | 20.7% |
| -2 | 97 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 Overton 113 | $418,000 | -1.4% | -5.6% | -23.7% | -30.8% | - | - |
| -2 | 98 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1803 Large date, small fraction S-264 | $418,000 | -1.4% | -10.1% | -16.1% | -12.2% | -10.1% | 10.0% |
| 99 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars | $413,000 | 0.2% | 0.7% | -1.0% | -2.6% | 23.3% | 54.7% | |
| 100 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Large eagle, 7 over 5 BD-7 | $407,000 | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10.9% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 44.8% |