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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 109 | $10,400,000 | 10.3% | 43.6% | 34.0% | 14.3% | - | - |
| -1 | 2 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-2 Strawberry Leaf | $10,200,000 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.0% | - | - |
| -1 | 3 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-3 Strawberry Leaf | $9,810,000 | -0.9% | 2.6% | 2.4% | -1.2% | - | - |
| 4 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class II | $9,510,000 | 2.1% | -4.9% | -4.7% | -5.8% | - | - | |
| 5 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1933 | $9,080,000 | 1.2% | 20.9% | 19.8% | 13.9% | 2.9% | - | |
| 6 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Reeded edge S-79 | $6,070,000 | 0.8% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 8.0% | - | - | |
| 7 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861 Paquet reverse | $5,130,000 | 1.0% | 15.0% | 7.5% | -6.2% | -28.6% | - | |
| 8 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class III | $4,230,000 | 1.9% | -5.8% | -5.2% | -7.6% | -12.2% | - | |
| 2 | 9 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $4,020,000 | 2.6% | 11.0% | 140.7% | 426.2% | 357.9% | 370.7% |
| 10 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Original, Class I | $4,010,000 | 2.0% | -5.6% | -10.7% | -15.9% | -16.5% | -8.0% | |
| 7 | 11 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 132 | $3,980,000 | 47.4% | 91.3% | - | - | - | - |
| -3 | 12 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1822 | $3,980,000 | -1.5% | -10.2% | -9.3% | -9.3% | -10.6% | -4.1% |
| -1 | 13 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 Overton 102 | $3,390,000 | 2.1% | 1.5% | -2.9% | - | - | - |
| 14 | Dimes, Liberty Seated 1873CC No arrows | $3,240,000 | 0.6% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 7.3% | |
| -2 | 15 | Silver Dollars, Liberty Seated 1870S | $3,240,000 | 0.3% | -3.9% | -5.0% | -9.0% | 6.9% | 312.7% |
| -1 | 16 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1870S | $3,040,000 | 1.3% | 0.7% | 5.6% | -0.3% | -23.6% | -42.1% |
| -1 | 17 | Nickel Five-Cent Pieces, Liberty Head 1913 Proof | $2,970,000 | 1.7% | 4.2% | 9.6% | 4.2% | -32.0% | -34.3% |
| -1 | 18 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1804 Proof, plain 4 | $2,840,000 | 4.4% | 13.6% | 6.8% | 5.2% | 1.4% | - |
| 19 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Lettered edge | $2,240,000 | 0.9% | 5.2% | -17.6% | -19.7% | - | - | |
| 20 | Half Dollars, Confederate States of America 1861 Proof CSA Original | $1,930,000 | 4.3% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 2.7% | - | - | |
| 21 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 | $1,890,000 | 2.2% | 2.2% | -0.5% | -8.3% | -0.5% | 61.5% | |
| 2 | 22 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-15 | $1,740,000 | 0.6% | 6.7% | 12.3% | 28.9% | - | - |
| 23 | Half Dollars, Liberty Seated 1853O No arrows | $1,720,000 | -0.6% | -1.7% | -4.4% | 3.6% | 55.0% | 108.2% | |
| 1 | 24 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1793 S-17b | $1,720,000 | 1.2% | 8.2% | 15.4% | - | - | - |
| -3 | 25 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1825 5 over 4 | $1,700,000 | -1.7% | -10.5% | -10.1% | -10.1% | -14.6% | 63.5% |
| 26 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $1,640,000 | 1.9% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 1.2% | -15.0% | 180.8% | |
| 27 | Silver Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 B-1 BB-1 | $1,570,000 | 3.3% | 8.3% | 21.7% | 18.0% | 86.9% | 192.9% | |
| 28 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O | $1,510,000 | 1.3% | 15.3% | 8.6% | -3.2% | -17.9% | 80.8% | |
| 29 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 102 | $1,410,000 | -4.7% | -9.6% | -14.5% | -28.4% | - | - | |
| 30 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1806 Knobbed 6, stem not through claw Overton 108 | $1,410,000 | -4.1% | -8.4% | 0.7% | 7.6% | 23.7% | 48.3% | |
| 31 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854O | $1,380,000 | 0.7% | 15.0% | 5.3% | -9.8% | -28.9% | 67.1% | |
| 32 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1870CC | $1,350,000 | 0.7% | 14.4% | 6.3% | -4.9% | -25.0% | 69.6% | |
| 33 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1927D | $1,340,000 | 0.8% | 19.6% | 13.6% | 6.3% | 400.0% | 612.8% | |
| 34 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1827 Square base 2 Overton 149 | $1,260,000 | 2.4% | 1.6% | - | - | - | - | |
| 35 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O Specimen | $1,220,000 | 0.8% | 15.1% | 7.0% | -6.2% | -16.4% | 89.7% | |
| 36 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-37 | $1,100,000 | 0.9% | 6.8% | 0.9% | -12.7% | - | - | |
| 37 | Quarter Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 3 over 2 B-1 | $1,070,000 | -0.9% | 2.9% | 53.7% | 49.9% | 20.1% | 125.7% | |
| 1 | 38 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1797 Gripped edge | $1,070,000 | 0.9% | -12.3% | -9.3% | -6.1% | 9.4% | 57.8% |
| -1 | 39 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 15 stars, Overton 101 | $1,020,000 | -4.7% | -10.5% | -6.4% | 28.1% | 97.7% | 228.0% |
| 40 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 101a | $1,010,000 | -4.7% | -9.0% | 20.0% | 91.7% | - | - | |
| 2 | 41 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-10 | $1,010,000 | 1.1% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 6.7% | - | - |
| 42 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Plain edge S-80 | $1,010,000 | 1.0% | 7.8% | 11.5% | 19.2% | 155.1% | - | |
| -2 | 43 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars Overton 102 | $993,000 | -4.5% | -8.1% | 24.7% | 253.4% | - | - |
| 44 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Proof, Large Size | $962,000 | 1.4% | 7.5% | 11.6% | 14.1% | - | - | |
| 45 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1855S Proof, Cameo | $865,000 | -0.5% | 9.4% | 11.9% | 11.5% | - | - | |
| 46 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1804 13-star reverse BD-1 | $851,000 | 0.5% | 5.2% | 11.4% | 18.9% | 14.8% | 70.5% | |
| 47 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-2 | $836,000 | 0.7% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 6.4% | - | - | |
| 48 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-66 | $834,000 | 0.7% | 6.9% | 6.6% | - | - | - | |
| 49 | Half Dimes, Draped Bust 1802 LM-1 | $813,000 | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 35.0% | 92.7% | |
| 50 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1799 9 over 8 S-NC-1 | $809,000 | 2.5% | 1.3% | -16.6% | -18.5% | - | - | |
| 51 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $773,000 | 2.5% | 7.4% | 28.8% | 81.9% | 158.5% | 245.1% | |
| 52 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse, Red-Brown | $763,000 | 2.0% | 8.1% | 5.1% | 38.2% | 64.4% | 79.1% | |
| 53 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse S-48 | $744,000 | 0.4% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 35.5% | 63.9% | 93.2% | |
| 21 | 54 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 110 | $734,000 | 47.4% | 92.1% | 91.1% | 75.2% | 80.8% | - |
| -1 | 55 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1, Red-Brown | $715,000 | 0.3% | -6.0% | -4.7% | -2.1% | 10.2% | 20.2% |
| -1 | 56 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-1 | $692,000 | 0.4% | 5.8% | 12.3% | 16.1% | - | - |
| 57 | Silver Dollars, Trade Dollars 1885 Proof | $667,000 | 0.3% | -9.7% | 4.5% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 7.9% | |
| 1 | 58 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943 Bronze | $666,000 | 2.5% | 9.9% | 14.4% | -2.1% | - | - |
| -3 | 59 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars | $653,000 | -4.4% | -9.2% | -7.1% | -12.1% | -26.5% | 12.2% |
| 60 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $650,000 | 0.0% | -0.3% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 27.5% | 172.0% | |
| -3 | 61 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 Small eagle | $642,000 | -2.3% | -20.9% | -20.9% | -21.6% | -29.9% | -23.0% |
| 62 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-12 | $635,000 | 0.8% | 7.4% | 49.1% | 94.2% | - | - | |
| -2 | 63 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-2 | $634,000 | 0.5% | 5.1% | 13.2% | 32.9% | - | - |
| 33 | 64 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 108 | $609,000 | 47.5% | 92.7% | 80.7% | 55.0% | 95.8% | - |
| 38 | 65 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 101 | $594,000 | 47.4% | 91.6% | 71.7% | 53.5% | 95.4% | - |
| -2 | 66 | Half Dimes, Liberty Seated 1870S | $585,000 | 1.6% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 5.8% | 14.3% |
| 2 | 67 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1798 Large eagle, knob 9, 4 lines | $579,000 | 2.8% | 13.3% | 10.5% | - | - | - |
| -3 | 68 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-8 | $575,000 | 0.7% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 6.3% | - | - |
| -3 | 69 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1795 S-NC-3 | $575,000 | 0.7% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 6.3% | - | - |
| -3 | 70 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-6 | $575,000 | 0.7% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 6.3% | - | - |
| -1 | 71 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI., Red-Brown | $566,000 | 3.3% | 7.8% | 15.5% | 19.9% | 234.9% | 282.4% |
| -4 | 72 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 8 over 7, 7 stars left, 6 right BD-2 | $556,000 | -2.1% | -11.6% | -2.8% | -3.0% | 15.1% | 30.5% |
| 73 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Turban Head 1808 BD-1 | $551,000 | 6.6% | 48.5% | 61.1% | 90.7% | 91.3% | 114.4% | |
| -11 | 74 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943S Bronze | $548,000 | -6.2% | -15.3% | -9.6% | -9.4% | - | - |
| -4 | 75 | Dimes, Barber or Liberty Head 1894S Proof | $527,000 | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.4% | -4.5% | -9.3% | -0.2% |
| -4 | 76 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1 | $525,000 | 0.8% | -13.1% | 1.9% | 35.3% | 58.1% | 158.6% |
| -3 | 77 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-33 | $502,000 | 0.8% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 13.6% | - | - |
| -2 | 78 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861S Paquet reverse | $492,000 | 1.0% | 14.7% | 8.4% | -5.9% | 2.3% | 107.6% |
| 3 | 79 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1838O Proof Reeded edge | $487,000 | 4.5% | 8.2% | 9.7% | -10.6% | -29.2% | 14.1% |
| -3 | 80 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath Prooflike | $486,000 | 0.8% | 2.7% | -0.2% | -8.0% | - | - |
| 2 | 81 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $477,000 | 2.4% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 0.2% | 29.6% | 29.3% |
| -2 | 82 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars | $474,000 | 0.6% | 5.8% | 12.6% | 16.7% | -6.7% | 9.7% |
| 1 | 83 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath | $470,000 | 1.1% | 2.4% | -3.1% | -12.0% | -55.7% | -44.4% |
| 1 | 84 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1839 Reeded edge, small letters GR-1 | $467,000 | 2.2% | 2.0% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 3.3% | - |
| 1 | 85 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 Red-Brown | $466,000 | 2.2% | 8.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% | 50.3% | 210.7% |
| -7 | 86 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1795 9 leaves below eagle BD-3 | $463,000 | -2.1% | -11.6% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 8.9% | 19.0% |
| 3 | 87 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1844 Proof, Cameo | $458,000 | 4.1% | 12.0% | 10.4% | 10.9% | - | - |
| -7 | 88 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Small date | $458,000 | -1.7% | -10.7% | -10.9% | -11.8% | -2.8% | 6.8% |
| -11 | 89 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1807 Overton 115 | $457,000 | -4.6% | -10.0% | -10.2% | - | - | - |
| -3 | 90 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-13 | $455,000 | 0.7% | 6.8% | -2.6% | -15.6% | - | - |
| -3 | 91 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair | $448,000 | 0.0% | 2.1% | -2.2% | -7.4% | -11.5% | 86.7% |
| 92 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1801 S-NC-5 | $437,000 | 2.6% | 1.6% | -14.6% | -13.6% | - | - | |
| -4 | 93 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1815 | $436,000 | -1.6% | -10.7% | -11.0% | -12.1% | -17.1% | -25.0% |
| -3 | 94 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 Stars BD-3 | $432,000 | 0.5% | 5.1% | 11.3% | 15.5% | 31.3% | 14.3% |
| -2 | 95 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1879 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $425,000 | 0.0% | -0.9% | -4.3% | 0.2% | 15.2% | 62.8% |
| 3 | 96 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1803 Large date, small fraction S-264 | $422,000 | 2.7% | 1.9% | -14.2% | -15.8% | -16.1% | 8.5% |
| 1 | 97 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 Overton 113 | $419,000 | 1.9% | 1.5% | -12.3% | -27.0% | - | - |
| 2 | 98 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1797 Reverse of 1795, plain edge S-121a | $419,000 | 2.2% | 0.0% | -11.6% | 33.0% | - | - |
| -3 | 99 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 | $419,000 | 0.5% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 33.0% | 215.0% |
| -5 | 100 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1832 Curved base 2, 12 stars | $416,000 | -1.7% | -10.5% | -10.3% | -11.3% | -16.6% | -14.4% |