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 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 109 | $10,600,000 | 1.9% | 47.6% | 38.6% | 17.9% | - | - | |
| 2 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-2 Strawberry Leaf | $10,100,000 | -1.0% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.0% | - | - | |
| 3 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Wreath Reverse 1793 S-NC-3 Strawberry Leaf | $9,840,000 | 0.3% | 1.5% | 3.3% | -0.3% | - | - | |
| 4 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class II | $9,810,000 | 3.2% | 3.9% | -1.9% | -2.9% | - | - | |
| 5 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1933 | $9,190,000 | 1.2% | 16.2% | 21.7% | 15.9% | 3.4% | - | |
| 6 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Reeded edge S-79 | $6,170,000 | 1.6% | 5.7% | 10.0% | 8.8% | - | - | |
| 7 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861 Paquet reverse | $5,300,000 | 3.3% | 12.8% | 12.3% | -1.5% | -26.6% | 11.3% | |
| 3 | 8 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 132 | $4,720,000 | 18.6% | 129.1% | 112.6% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 9 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Restrike, Class III | $4,350,000 | 2.8% | 2.8% | -2.5% | -4.8% | -10.1% | - |
| 10 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1804 Proof Original, Class I | $4,130,000 | 3.0% | 3.2% | -7.0% | -13.4% | -14.5% | -6.3% | |
| -2 | 11 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $4,080,000 | 1.5% | 10.3% | 108.2% | 439.0% | 365.8% | 372.8% |
| 12 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1822 | $3,930,000 | -1.3% | -8.8% | -10.3% | -10.5% | -12.7% | -6.9% | |
| 13 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 Overton 102 | $3,480,000 | 2.7% | 4.8% | 0.3% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 14 | Silver Dollars, Liberty Seated 1870S | $3,270,000 | 0.9% | -1.5% | -3.8% | -7.4% | 7.6% | 306.7% |
| -1 | 15 | Dimes, Liberty Seated 1873CC No arrows | $3,260,000 | 0.6% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 7.2% |
| 16 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1870S | $3,090,000 | 1.6% | 2.7% | 6.9% | 2.3% | -21.8% | -41.0% | |
| 17 | Nickel Five-Cent Pieces, Liberty Head 1913 Proof | $3,000,000 | 1.0% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 5.6% | -30.7% | -34.2% | |
| 18 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1804 Proof, plain 4 | $2,960,000 | 4.2% | 16.1% | 13.0% | 9.6% | 5.7% | - | |
| 19 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Lettered edge | $2,280,000 | 1.8% | 5.1% | -14.6% | -18.9% | - | - | |
| 20 | Half Dollars, Confederate States of America 1861 Proof CSA Original | $1,980,000 | 2.6% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 6.5% | - | - | |
| 21 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1817 7 over 4 | $1,950,000 | 3.2% | 6.0% | 3.2% | -4.9% | 0.5% | 48.9% | |
| 22 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-15 | $1,770,000 | 1.7% | 5.4% | 12.7% | 29.2% | - | - | |
| 1 | 23 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1793 S-17b | $1,750,000 | 1.7% | 6.1% | 15.1% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 24 | Half Dollars, Liberty Seated 1853O No arrows | $1,740,000 | 1.2% | -1.1% | -2.2% | 1.2% | 56.8% | 106.9% |
| 25 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1825 5 over 4 | $1,680,000 | -1.2% | -9.2% | -11.1% | -11.1% | -16.4% | 58.5% | |
| 26 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854S | $1,650,000 | 0.6% | 3.8% | 8.6% | 2.5% | -14.5% | 170.0% | |
| 27 | Silver Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 B-1 BB-1 | $1,630,000 | 3.8% | 10.9% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 89.1% | 187.5% | |
| 28 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O | $1,560,000 | 3.3% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 2.0% | -14.8% | 73.7% | |
| 2 | 29 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1854O | $1,430,000 | 3.6% | 13.5% | 10.9% | -4.7% | -25.9% | 63.1% |
| -1 | 30 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 102 | $1,400,000 | -0.7% | -9.7% | -11.9% | -27.5% | - | - |
| -1 | 31 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1806 Knobbed 6, stem not through claw Overton 108 | $1,400,000 | -0.7% | -8.5% | -2.1% | 6.1% | 21.7% | 42.6% |
| 32 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1870CC | $1,400,000 | 3.7% | 12.9% | 11.1% | 0.7% | -21.8% | 58.9% | |
| 33 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Saint-Gaudens 1927D | $1,350,000 | 0.7% | 14.4% | 15.4% | 8.0% | 401.9% | 599.5% | |
| 34 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1827 Square base 2 Overton 149 | $1,290,000 | 2.4% | 4.9% | - | - | - | - | |
| 35 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1856O Specimen | $1,260,000 | 3.3% | 12.5% | 11.5% | -1.6% | -14.3% | 95.3% | |
| 36 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-37 | $1,120,000 | 1.8% | 5.7% | 4.7% | -11.1% | - | - | |
| 1 | 37 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1797 Gripped edge | $1,120,000 | 4.7% | -5.1% | -5.9% | -1.8% | 13.9% | 57.5% |
| -1 | 38 | Quarter Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 3 over 2 B-1 | $1,060,000 | -0.9% | 1.0% | 45.4% | 51.2% | 17.9% | 100.0% |
| 1 | 39 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-10 | $1,030,000 | 2.0% | 6.1% | 9.9% | 8.0% | - | - |
| 1 | 40 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1795 Jefferson Head Plain edge S-80 | $1,030,000 | 2.0% | 6.0% | 12.4% | 20.6% | 137.9% | - |
| -2 | 41 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 15 stars, Overton 101 | $1,010,000 | -1.0% | -10.6% | -9.0% | 19.4% | 88.1% | 224.8% |
| 42 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1797 Overton 101a | $1,000,000 | -1.0% | -9.9% | 13.3% | 80.8% | - | - | |
| 1 | 43 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Proof, Large Size | $986,000 | 2.5% | 7.8% | 14.4% | 15.6% | - | - |
| -1 | 44 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars Overton 102 | $985,000 | -0.8% | -8.8% | 14.4% | 199.4% | - | - |
| 1 | 45 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1804 13-star reverse BD-1 | $895,000 | 5.2% | 7.7% | 15.8% | 23.3% | 21.3% | 77.6% |
| 3 | 46 | Half Dimes, Draped Bust 1802 LM-1 | $877,000 | 7.9% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 13.2% | 44.7% | 91.5% |
| -2 | 47 | Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1855S Proof, Cameo | $863,000 | -0.2% | 6.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 9.4% | - |
| 2 | 48 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1799 9 over 8 S-NC-1 | $855,000 | 5.7% | 7.7% | -10.4% | -13.7% | - | - |
| -2 | 49 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-2 | $849,000 | 1.6% | 5.2% | 9.0% | 7.2% | - | - |
| -2 | 50 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-66 | $847,000 | 1.6% | 5.2% | 8.6% | - | - | - |
| 3 | 51 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 110 | $834,000 | 13.6% | 120.1% | 116.1% | 101.4% | 106.4% | - |
| -1 | 52 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $787,000 | 1.8% | 5.9% | 23.2% | 86.5% | 162.3% | 233.5% |
| -1 | 53 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse, Red-Brown | $777,000 | 1.8% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 32.4% | 60.9% | 77.8% |
| -1 | 54 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Starred reverse S-48 | $753,000 | 1.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 29.2% | 60.2% | 85.9% |
| 1 | 55 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-1 | $729,000 | 5.3% | 8.3% | 17.0% | 22.5% | - | - |
| -1 | 56 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1, Red-Brown | $727,000 | 1.7% | -2.0% | -3.8% | -0.1% | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| 1 | 57 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943 Bronze | $686,000 | 3.0% | 10.1% | 19.5% | 1.8% | - | - |
| 6 | 58 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 108 | $683,000 | 12.2% | 117.5% | 105.1% | 76.0% | 121.0% | - |
| 6 | 59 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1795 Overton 101 | $680,000 | 14.5% | 121.5% | 97.7% | 75.3% | 125.2% | - |
| -3 | 60 | Silver Dollars, Trade Dollars 1885 Proof | $676,000 | 1.3% | -4.0% | 3.5% | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.0% |
| 2 | 61 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars BD-2 | $667,000 | 5.2% | 7.8% | 17.0% | 40.7% | - | - |
| -2 | 62 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $655,000 | 0.8% | -0.8% | 6.7% | 13.1% | 26.7% | 175.2% |
| -4 | 63 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1796 16 stars | $649,000 | -0.6% | -9.1% | -7.4% | -12.7% | -27.4% | 5.2% |
| -2 | 64 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-12 | $645,000 | 1.6% | 5.6% | 37.5% | 93.7% | - | - |
| 1 | 65 | Half Dimes, Liberty Seated 1870S | $645,000 | 10.3% | 13.6% | 16.8% | 12.8% | 15.8% | 25.2% |
| -5 | 66 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 Small eagle | $637,000 | -0.8% | -10.2% | -21.5% | -22.2% | -30.5% | -25.2% |
| 67 | Silver Dollars, Draped Bust 1798 Large eagle, knob 9, 4 lines | $599,000 | 3.5% | 13.9% | 14.8% | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 68 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse 1793 AMERI., Red-Brown | $587,000 | 3.7% | 10.5% | 18.3% | 23.3% | 243.3% | 299.3% |
| -1 | 69 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-8 | $584,000 | 1.6% | 5.2% | 9.2% | 7.2% | - | - |
| -1 | 70 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1795 S-NC-3 | $584,000 | 1.6% | 5.2% | 9.2% | 7.2% | - | - |
| -1 | 71 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-NC-6 | $584,000 | 1.6% | 5.2% | 9.2% | 7.2% | - | - |
| 1 | 72 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Turban Head 1808 BD-1 | $568,000 | 3.1% | 55.6% | 63.7% | 91.2% | 108.1% | 115.2% |
| -1 | 73 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1798 8 over 7, 7 stars left, 6 right BD-2 | $555,000 | -0.2% | -11.8% | -3.1% | -4.5% | 14.4% | 26.1% |
| 2 | 74 | Half-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1796 No pole C-1 | $549,000 | 4.6% | -5.8% | 0.9% | 40.8% | 64.4% | 157.7% |
| -1 | 75 | Small One-Cent Pieces, Lincoln, Wheat Reverse 1943S Bronze | $537,000 | -2.0% | -19.0% | -12.1% | -11.1% | - | - |
| -1 | 76 | Dimes, Barber or Liberty Head 1894S Proof | $528,000 | 0.2% | -0.8% | 0.2% | -4.7% | -9.1% | 0.8% |
| 77 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1794 Head of 1794 S-33 | $510,000 | 1.6% | 5.4% | 12.3% | 14.6% | - | - | |
| 78 | Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1861S Paquet reverse | $509,000 | 3.5% | 12.9% | 12.6% | -1.0% | 6.3% | 93.5% | |
| 3 | 79 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 No stars | $499,000 | 5.3% | 8.2% | 17.1% | 23.2% | 8.7% | 15.8% |
| -1 | 80 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1838O Proof Reeded edge | $499,000 | 2.5% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 1.8% | -27.3% | 3.1% |
| -1 | 81 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath Prooflike | $497,000 | 2.3% | 4.6% | 4.0% | -5.7% | - | - |
| -1 | 82 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1875 | $483,000 | 1.3% | 9.8% | 14.5% | 2.5% | 31.6% | 29.8% |
| 20 | 83 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 103 | $481,000 | 17.0% | 125.8% | 86.4% | 42.3% | - | - |
| 84 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1839 Reeded edge, small letters GR-1 | $480,000 | 2.8% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 6.0% | - | |
| -2 | 85 | Gold Dollars, Liberty Head 1849C Open wreath | $478,000 | 1.7% | 4.1% | 0.6% | -10.5% | -55.7% | -43.5% |
| 1 | 86 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Coronet 1844 Proof, Cameo | $477,000 | 4.1% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 15.2% | - | - |
| -2 | 87 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 Red-Brown | $475,000 | 1.9% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 6.5% | 39.3% | 196.9% |
| -2 | 88 | Eagles ($10.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Bust 1795 9 leaves below eagle BD-3 | $462,000 | -0.2% | -11.8% | -1.5% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 16.4% |
| 3 | 89 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1801 S-NC-5 | $462,000 | 5.7% | 7.9% | -8.9% | -8.5% | - | - |
| 90 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Liberty Cap 1793 S-13 | $462,000 | 1.5% | 5.2% | 0.7% | -11.3% | - | - | |
| 3 | 91 | Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces), Liberty Cap 1796 Stars BD-3 | $454,000 | 5.1% | 7.6% | 15.5% | 21.4% | 38.0% | 16.7% |
| -3 | 92 | Half Dollars, Draped Bust 1807 Overton 115 | $453,000 | -0.9% | -9.9% | -10.5% | - | - | - |
| -5 | 93 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1829 Small date | $452,000 | -1.3% | -9.4% | -11.7% | -12.7% | -6.2% | 3.7% |
| -3 | 94 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1880 Proof Coiled hair | $448,000 | 0.0% | 2.1% | -0.9% | -7.8% | -12.2% | 76.4% |
| 1 | 95 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1803 Large date, small fraction S-264 | $447,000 | 5.9% | 8.5% | -8.0% | -11.0% | -12.4% | 13.7% |
| 11 | 96 | Half Dollars, Flowing Hair 1794 Overton 101 | $443,000 | 12.7% | 59.9% | 54.9% | 118.2% | 67.2% | - |
| 2 | 97 | Large One-Cent Pieces, Draped Bust 1797 Reverse of 1795, plain edge S-121a | $441,000 | 5.3% | 6.3% | -11.8% | 41.3% | - | - |
| -5 | 98 | Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold Pieces), Capped Head to Left 1815 | $430,000 | -1.4% | -9.3% | -11.9% | -13.1% | -19.0% | -27.1% |
| -1 | 99 | Half Dollars, Liberty Cap 1823 Overton 113 | $430,000 | 2.6% | 4.9% | -7.3% | -24.4% | - | - |
| -5 | 100 | Stellas ($4.00 Gold Pieces) 1879 Proof Coiled hair, Cameo | $428,000 | 0.7% | -0.9% | -2.5% | 1.7% | 14.4% | 57.4% |