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% | 0.2% | -1.0% | -34.2% | - | - | |
| 2 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-2 Strawberry Leaf | $10,000,000 | 0.5% | 0.4% | -1.0% | -30.1% | - | - | |
| 3 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-3 Strawberry Leaf | $9,490,000 | 0.1% | -0.9% | -4.4% | -16.0% | - | - | |
| 4 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1933 | $7,490,000 | -0.3% | -1.2% | -6.0% | -14.3% | -1.7% | - | |
| 5 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 109 | $7,360,000 | -1.3% | -5.2% | -19.1% | - | - | - | |
| 6 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Reeded edge S-79 | $5,600,000 | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.4% | 17.6% | - | - | |
| 7 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861 Paquet reverse | $4,600,000 | -0.6% | -3.6% | -15.9% | -32.1% | -24.1% | - | |
| 8 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class III | $4,490,000 | 0.2% | 0.7% | -2.0% | -4.5% | -6.7% | - | |
| 9 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1822 | $4,370,000 | 0.0% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.7% | 8.4% | 32.0% | |
| 10 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Original, Class I | $4,320,000 | -0.7% | -3.8% | -9.4% | -11.1% | -9.8% | 3.8% | |
| 11 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 Overton 102 | $3,430,000 | -0.3% | -1.7% | - | - | - | - | |
| 12 | Silver Dollars, Liberty Seated 1870S | $3,360,000 | -0.3% | -1.5% | -5.6% | -4.5% | 19.6% | 391.9% | |
| 13 | Dimes, Liberty Seated 1873CC No arrows | $3,000,000 | 0.0% | -2.6% | -3.8% | -3.8% | -1.3% | 3.8% | |
| 14 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1870S | $2,950,000 | 0.7% | 2.4% | -3.3% | -16.7% | -31.4% | -23.2% | |
| 1 | 15 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $2,910,000 | 10.6% | 74.3% | 280.9% | 246.0% | 233.0% | 278.4% |
| -1 | 16 | Nickel Five-Cent Pieces, Liberty Head 1913 Proof | $2,740,000 | 0.4% | 1.1% | -3.9% | -12.7% | -45.3% | -26.9% |
| 1 | 17 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1804 Proof, plain 4 | $2,500,000 | -1.2% | -6.0% | -7.4% | -7.4% | -11.3% | - |
| -1 | 18 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Lettered edge | $2,410,000 | -4.7% | -11.4% | -13.6% | -12.0% | - | - |
| 19 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 132 | $2,130,000 | -1.4% | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 20 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 | $1,880,000 | 0.0% | -1.1% | -8.7% | -14.2% | 11.2% | 273.8% | |
| 21 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1825 5 over 4 | $1,880,000 | 0.0% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -2.1% | 15.3% | 122.5% | |
| 1 | 22 | Half Dollars, Confederate States of America 1861 Proof CSA Original | $1,750,000 | 0.0% | -0.6% | -6.9% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 23 | Half Dollars, Liberty Seated 1853O No arrows | $1,750,000 | -0.6% | -2.8% | 5.4% | 56.2% | 65.1% | 119.8% |
| 24 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-15 | $1,610,000 | 0.6% | 3.9% | 19.3% | 20.1% | - | - | |
| 25 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1793 S-17b | $1,570,000 | 0.6% | 5.4% | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 26 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $1,550,000 | 0.6% | 2.0% | -4.3% | -15.8% | 2.6% | 559.6% |
| -1 | 27 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 102 | $1,540,000 | 0.0% | -6.7% | -21.8% | - | - | - |
| 28 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1806 Knobbed 6, stem not through claw Overton 108 | $1,500,000 | 1.4% | 7.1% | 14.5% | 20.0% | 33.9% | 88.0% | |
| 29 | Silver Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 B-1 BB-1 | $1,400,000 | 1.4% | 8.5% | 5.3% | 17.6% | 79.5% | 295.5% | |
| 30 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O | $1,350,000 | -0.7% | -2.9% | -13.5% | -24.6% | -15.6% | 239.2% | |
| 31 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1827 Square base 2 Overton 149 | $1,270,000 | -0.8% | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 32 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854O | $1,250,000 | -0.8% | -4.6% | -18.3% | -29.8% | -24.2% | 199.8% | |
| 33 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1870CC | $1,230,000 | -0.8% | -3.1% | -13.4% | -22.6% | -25.9% | 143.1% | |
| 34 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1797 Gripped edge | $1,220,000 | 0.8% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 26.7% | 147.0% | |
| 35 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1927D | $1,140,000 | -0.9% | -3.4% | -9.5% | -11.6% | 340.2% | 516.2% | |
| 36 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 15 stars, Overton 101 | $1,130,000 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 42.0% | 76.3% | 185.4% | 413.6% | |
| 37 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O Specimen | $1,100,000 | -0.9% | -3.5% | -15.4% | -24.7% | -23.6% | 73.2% | |
| 38 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-37 | $1,040,000 | -1.0% | -4.6% | -17.5% | -20.0% | - | - | |
| 1 | 39 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 101a | $1,010,000 | 4.7% | 20.0% | 91.7% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 40 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars Overton 102 | $1,000,000 | 3.2% | 25.6% | 255.9% | - | - | - |
| 41 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-10 | $935,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | -1.3% | -3.7% | - | - | |
| 42 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Plain edge S-80 | $927,000 | 0.2% | 2.3% | 9.4% | 23.3% | 171.1% | - | |
| 2 | 43 | Quarter Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 3 over 2 B-1 | $883,000 | 7.4% | 26.9% | 23.7% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 458.9% |
| -1 | 44 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1799 9 over 8 S-NC-1 | $874,000 | -3.3% | -9.9% | -12.0% | -11.4% | - | - |
| -1 | 45 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Proof, Large Size | $861,000 | 0.0% | -0.1% | 2.1% | 3.1% | - | - |
| 46 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 Small eagle | $809,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | -1.2% | -8.1% | -10.3% | 16.2% | |
| 47 | Half Dimes, Draped Bust 1802 LM-1 | $799,000 | -0.4% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 7.4% | 42.2% | 390.2% | |
| 48 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1804 13-star reverse BD-1 | $786,000 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 9.8% | 14.7% | 17.7% | 81.5% | |
| 49 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1855S Proof, Cameo | $780,000 | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.5% | -4.6% | - | - | |
| 50 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-66 | $777,000 | 0.0% | -0.6% | - | - | - | - | |
| 51 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-2 | $777,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | -1.1% | -2.0% | - | - | |
| 52 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1, Red-Brown | $765,000 | 0.1% | 2.0% | 4.8% | 3.8% | -1.0% | 96.7% | |
| 3 | 53 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $715,000 | 2.6% | 19.2% | 68.2% | 88.2% | 154.4% | 450.0% |
| 54 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse, Red-Brown | $712,000 | -0.1% | -1.9% | 29.0% | 33.1% | 65.2% | 106.4% | |
| -2 | 55 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse S-48 | $712,000 | -0.4% | -1.9% | 29.7% | 32.6% | 69.9% | 136.5% |
| -1 | 56 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars | $705,000 | 0.3% | 0.3% | -5.1% | -7.2% | -14.1% | 150.0% |
| 57 | Silver Dollars, Trade Dollars 1885 Proof | $698,000 | 2.2% | 9.4% | 12.9% | 10.6% | 9.7% | 31.5% | |
| 58 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-1 | $634,000 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 6.4% | - | - | - | |
| 59 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943S Bronze | $623,000 | 0.6% | 2.8% | 3.0% | - | - | - | |
| 60 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $618,000 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6.0% | 0.3% | 61.4% | 135.0% | |
| 1 | 61 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1 | $599,000 | 2.4% | 16.3% | 54.4% | 55.2% | 83.2% | 310.3% |
| -1 | 62 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 8 over 7, 7 stars left, 6 right BD-2 | $595,000 | 1.4% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 22.2% | 24.2% | 81.4% |
| 63 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-2 | $584,000 | 0.3% | 4.3% | 22.4% | - | - | - | |
| 64 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943 Bronze | $571,000 | 0.5% | -1.9% | -16.0% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 65 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-12 | $560,000 | 4.5% | 31.5% | 71.3% | 71.8% | - | - |
| -1 | 66 | Half Dimes, Liberty Seated 1870S | $548,000 | -0.2% | -1.3% | -4.0% | -2.7% | 0.4% | 13.7% |
| 67 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-8 | $534,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | -1.3% | -3.8% | - | - | |
| 68 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1795 S-NC-3 | $534,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | -1.3% | -3.8% | - | - | |
| 69 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-6 | $534,000 | 0.0% | -0.4% | -1.3% | -3.8% | - | - | |
| 70 | Dimes, Barber or Liberty Head 1894S Proof | $522,000 | -0.2% | -1.3% | -5.4% | -7.9% | -10.5% | -10.2% | |
| 71 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1798 Large eagle, knob 9, 4 lines | $518,000 | -0.2% | -1.1% | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 72 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI., Red-Brown | $512,000 | 0.8% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 17.4% | 234.6% | 716.6% |
| -1 | 73 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Small date | $508,000 | -0.2% | -1.2% | -2.1% | -3.8% | 25.4% | 46.0% |
| 74 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1807 Overton 115 | $504,000 | 0.0% | -1.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 75 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars BD-2 | $497,000 | 0.0% | -0.2% | -1.0% | - | - | - | |
| 76 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 16 stars BD-3 | $493,000 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 22.0% | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 77 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1795 9 leaves below eagle BD-3 | $493,000 | 1.6% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 17.7% | 75.4% |
| 2 | 78 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1815 | $484,000 | -0.2% | -1.2% | -2.4% | -4.3% | -5.1% | 2.3% |
| -2 | 79 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1797 Reverse of 1795, plain edge S-121a | $470,000 | -4.5% | -0.8% | 49.2% | 48.7% | - | - |
| -2 | 80 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1801 S-NC-5 | $470,000 | -3.1% | -8.2% | -7.1% | -2.3% | - | - |
| 81 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath Prooflike | $466,000 | -0.6% | -4.3% | -11.7% | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 82 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-33 | $464,000 | 0.7% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 5.7% | - | - |
| 3 | 83 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1839 Reeded edge, small letters GR-1 | $462,000 | 0.7% | 4.3% | 2.4% | -4.5% | -5.5% | - |
| -2 | 84 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath | $462,000 | -0.6% | -4.7% | -13.5% | -55.1% | -42.7% | -43.5% |
| -1 | 85 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1832 Curved base 2, 12 stars | $460,000 | -0.2% | -0.9% | -1.9% | -3.8% | 0.0% | 15.9% |
| -3 | 86 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1803 Large date, small fraction S-264 | $451,000 | -3.0% | -8.3% | -10.0% | -4.0% | -1.5% | 32.3% |
| 87 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861S Paquet reverse | $445,000 | -0.4% | -2.0% | -14.9% | -20.0% | -3.5% | 400.6% | |
| 88 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1838O Proof Reeded edge | $444,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -18.5% | -25.5% | -29.9% | - | |
| 89 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-13 | $438,000 | -1.1% | -6.2% | -18.7% | -29.0% | - | - | |
| 1 | 90 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair | $438,000 | 0.5% | -4.4% | -9.5% | -10.6% | 12.9% | 98.2% |
| -1 | 91 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 Overton 113 | $436,000 | -1.6% | -8.8% | -24.0% | -29.6% | - | - |
| 92 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars | $434,000 | 0.0% | 3.1% | 6.9% | 7.7% | -29.0% | 3.3% | |
| 93 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 Red-Brown | $432,000 | -0.2% | -1.8% | -2.5% | -4.0% | 140.0% | 350.5% | |
| 94 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Large date | $431,000 | -0.2% | -0.9% | -2.0% | -3.6% | 0.9% | 17.8% | |
| 95 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1879 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $424,000 | -1.4% | -4.5% | 0.0% | -4.9% | 34.6% | 469.1% | |
| 96 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI. S-1 | $423,000 | 0.7% | 1.7% | -2.5% | -4.1% | 183.9% | 375.8% | |
| 1 | 97 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle BD-1 | $420,000 | 1.0% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 17.6% | 25.7% | 90.0% |
| -1 | 98 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $420,000 | 0.0% | -1.6% | -11.8% | -2.3% | 13.5% | 22.8% |
| 1 | 99 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1797 Small eagle, 15 stars | $410,000 | 0.0% | -0.7% | -1.9% | -2.6% | 23.9% | 60.2% |
| -1 | 100 | Silver Dollars, Trade Dollars 1884 Proof | $409,000 | -1.4% | -3.5% | -3.3% | 83.4% | 109.7% | 127.2% |